A Pennsylvania heritage railroad, selected McHugh Locomotive & Equipment to be their trusted locomotive contractor to assist them with major restoration work.
Former Baltimore & Ohio RR 1950’s EMD GP-9 #6499 suffered a failure to its D-22 main generator with alternator assembly in 2014. The repairs to the #6499 needed to be done on-site at the land-locked railroad. This work included replacing the main generator with alternator assembly, the two old engine blower assemblies, the auxiliary generator, electrical repairs, plus to also make repairs to the engine hood and cab roof. This work was completed safely and cost-effectively, getting the locomotive back in service.
On the morning of October 20, 2015 a convoy of McHugh equipment arrived onsite, consisting of a: 40-ton lift crane, tractor trailer hauling the main generator and other component parts, a 36,000 lbs GVW service truck with 10-ton capacity boom, and a 12,000 lbs service truck. Once the equipment was all in place, within an hour the McHugh service technicians had the 18,500 lbs. main generator set in place. The main generator was then dial indicated for alignment, and also had a rebuilt auxiliary generator with blower assembly along with two rebuilt engine blowers installed. There were some additional electrical and mechanical defects that have also been repaired. The #6499 was successfully test operated on Saturday, November 7, 2015.