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| Author: | Alexander D. Mitchell IV [ Wed Dec 19, 2012 12:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | More F Units for NS? |
Secondhand report from "Altoona Works" on Facebook indicates that Norfolk Southern has acquired longtime National Railway Equipment (Dixmoor and Silvis, Ill.) denizens CN F9A's 9177, 9164, and a third unit..... Hey, I'll believe that over some Big Boy rumor any day. |
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| Author: | Alexander D. Mitchell IV [ Thu Dec 20, 2012 4:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: More F Units for NS? |
Update from the same Facebook account: Quote: The three units coming from NRE were reported incorrectly. They're now confirmed to be two F7As and an F7B. First up is former C&NW F7A 407, that's been relettered as SOU 407. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=1437152 Second is former CP Rail F7B 1019, it has been relettered as SOU 1019. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... ?id=148076 Finally, there's former CN F7A 9177, it has been relettered as SOU 9177. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=1153073 Info courtesy of Kenneth Larson and is confirmed in UMLER. Supposedly, they'll become NS 4272-4274 after rebuild. All three will require extensive rebuild, including upgrade to EMD 645 engines as was done to the current quartet of NS "Executive F's". the CP B-unit is reportedly only a road slug at this point. The 407 has already had a hole cut in the engineer's side rear section. |
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| Author: | R.L.Kennedy [ Thu Dec 20, 2012 8:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: More F Units for NS? |
If it is NS's intention to make the B unit a locomotive then its correct number was CP 4462. If on the other hand it is to be a slug or a HEP car then 1019 would do. |
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| Author: | Scott Markloff [ Thu Dec 20, 2012 11:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: More F Units for NS? |
"the CP B-unit is reportedly only a road slug at this point. The 407 has already had a hole cut in the engineer's side rear section." Juniata is a magical place. None of that is a problem for them. I'm betting they'll come out as three fabulous locomotives. I would love to tour the shops some day. Do they ever have open days there? |
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