Why does it have the Southern initals and when was it purchased by NS?
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Why does it have the Southern initals and when was it purchased by NS?
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| Posted by on January 3, 2013 | |
Is there some sort of cash for clunkers event going about or something?
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Glad to see she'll have a new life! Odd that it's marked as SOU vrs NS. And part of me kind of hates to see it loose the CN paint. Still, great to see she'll be reborn. Back up power /assist power for steam program - or perhaps simply filling a need to be two places at once. (Kind of wonder why NS /CSX didnt' keep the E's all along).
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I also wonder why it is marked for Southern and not NS, but then it could be the complex corporate structure of NS, regulations, the railroads own rules, or something else. What did it take just to make it safe to move? The people at Juniata have a lot of work ahead with all 3 units, they all are in bad shape.
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The SOU reporting marks are just for moving it to Altoona. Marking it as "NS 9177" would conflict with an existing Dash 9.
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Interesting shot, but sad sight. How does anyone here know that it will be "reborn".
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That should buff out;) Glad to see this engine go to the NS they will make it look great.
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Can't wait to compare this 'before' shot with an 'after' one in a few years!
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I hope it gets the loving care it deserves and not rebuilt into an F90AC-3 or something like that.
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It was lettered SOU for transit because there is already an NS 9177. Great shot by the way.
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It is far better than the scrapper's torch.
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| Posted by on January 4, 2013 | |
Amazing! How many times I've tried to get a decent shot of this back there before it was cut up...now it's out with a second life.
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| Posted by Sport! on January 4, 2013 | |
As they would say on American Pickers, this was ultimate "Pick of a Lifetime"
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| Posted by on January 4, 2013 | |
"NORFOLK SOUTHERN PURCHASES THREE MORE F7 LOCOMOTIVES: Norfolk Southern has purchased a trio of F7 locomotives from National Railway Equipment. These units include F7A 407 (Former Coe / CNW), F7B 1019 (Ex CP 1019), and F7A 9177 (Ex CN 9177). PLans are to ship the units to the railroad's Altoona, Pa. locomotive shop for overhaul. They will see service become part of the NS fleet for use on office car and other special passenger trains. (John Krattinger - posted 12/27)"
Source: http://www.railpace.com/hotnews/
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I remember a Trains Magazine thing with NS getting new F units. Are these one of them.
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Nice shot, its like I was there haha
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