| Posted by B. Holt on February 28, 2015 | |
So they did not upgrade it to an SD40-2 or -3?
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Great looking unit. Way to go, NS!
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| Posted by on February 28, 2015 | |
So is this engine going to be recognized as NS 3170, or Southern 3170?
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NS 3170 It Will Be A Heritage Unit , Way To Go NS . Well Done
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| Posted by YL on February 28, 2015 | |
Details all the way down to the white on black numberboards!
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Very nice...you have to honor your roots!
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Just enough minimalist style to show how Southern was and classy NS is.
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and long hood forward configuration
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| Posted by Kibu on March 1, 2015 | |
If you look closely, you can see that they even have the long hood designated as the front, as it should be.
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| Posted by Gary on March 1, 2015 | |
Can anyone tell me what the "W" signifies next to the number please?
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Will Jordan, the "W" after 3170 was a check code used by the Southern Railway. Assigning numbers to digits: A=0, F=1, H=2, J=3, K=4, L=5, R=6, T=7, W=8, and X=9. The formula to figure out what letter was assigned is as followed: take the first number, add twice the second number, add the third number, and last add twice the fourth number. So for example take Norfolk Southern's heritage Southern Unit #8099 with the letter K after it. The formula would be: 8+(0*2)+9+(9*2) however, if you plug that in right away it won't work. If any number once multiplied is a two digit number, those two numbers are then added together so now the formula reads: 8+(0*2)+9+(1+8)=26. The final step of the formula is to then subtract your number from the nearest multiple of 10 above your answer and subtract it so now the formula is, 30-26=4, thus giving us the letter K. I hope this was helpful and easy to understand.
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