NS 8814 does not have an EMD nose. NS GE Dash 9-40C units 8764-8888 were built by GE with a standard cab and low short hood.
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Thanks for the quick response. 8814 was leader on a Bow, NH-bound unit coal train sitting in Gardner, MA, on the morning of 10-01. The 8814 had what truly seemed to be an old-style, narrow, low-hood EMD SD nose, but then again, mebbe my eyes are failing me.
Thanks for the quick response. 8814 was leader on a Bow, NH-bound unit coal train sitting in Gardner, MA, on the morning of 10-01. The 8814 had what truly seemed to be an old-style, narrow, low-hood EMD SD nose, but then again, mebbe my eyes are failing me.
"A gray crossover is definitely not company transportation."
What had failed me wasn't so much my eyes, but how I used them. A bit of looking later -- Google, YouTube, and others -- showed me that not all NS Dash 9s are created equal. Dash 9s in my area -- New England -- are pretty much NS, visitor UPs, and CSX. The UPs and CSXs have been exclusively wide-nose, and until yesterday, I was unaware that there were narrow-nose 9s. Oh, well...
"A gray crossover is definitely not company transportation."