More F Units for NS?

Alexander D. Mitchell IV · **Posted:** Wed Dec 19, 2012 12:05 am

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.

Alexander D. Mitchell IV · **Posted:** Thu Dec 20, 2012 4:24 pm

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.

R.L.Kennedy · **Joined:** Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:37 pm **Posts:** 242

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.

Scott Markloff · **Joined:** Mon Nov 06, 2006 12:03 am **Posts:** 48

"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?