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NS "Executive" F7B Pics

Discussion relating to the NS operations. Official web site can be found here: NSCORP.COM.
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 #370237  by SOU2645
 
N&W's diesel schemes (save for the Tuscan on the 500 series GP9's) were without a doubt the worst and ugliest paint schemes to ever adorn diesel locomotives - especially the dreadful 1971 "NW" scheme. The business cars are painted Tuscan and Gold to honor the N&W side of NS's heritage and truthfully the standard NS scheme is more N&W like with it's lack of any gold. Wick Moorman is a former Southern man - a fan and a lover of classic cab units - and this move is his baby. As an NS engineer who grew up on the Southern I applaud him for it.
Larry

 #370974  by electro soundwave
 
That is beautiful. Can't wait to see them come down by Hayne.

 #371462  by electro soundwave
 
OK, they did not quite give them a true Southern number scheme. if they did, then the numbers would be as follows

F-9A- NS 4270R
F-9A- NS 4271T
F-7B- NS 4275X
F-7B- NS 4276F

And will they actually be sublettered NS, or will they go with one of the companies that they own, such as the CNO&TP?

 #372218  by jgallaway81
 
Hey Russ.. thanks for the credit.


Those pictures are two of a string of about 15 I nabbed with my 1.3mp cellphone camera while working as an Engineer Trainee on the CB-10

I also have a 15-second video of them moving it around the shop

 #372221  by CN9634
 
Do share please! :-D

 #372478  by SOU2645
 
[quote="electro soundwave"]OK, they did not quite give them a true Southern number scheme. if they did, then the numbers would be as follows

F-9A- NS 4270R
F-9A- NS 4271T
F-7B- NS 4275X
F-7B- NS 4276F



The F'B's should be 4400's instead of 4200's to keep the true Southern numbering pattern too.
Larry

 #373585  by electro soundwave
 
well, that just means I'll have to refigure that out then :( :( :wink: :-D

 #373645  by L'mont
 
Still no pictures of the finished, painted product?

 #374333  by Off Pending
 
electro soundwave wrote:
And will they actually be sublettered NS, or will they go with one of the companies that they own, such as the CNO&TP?
Since any new power bought over the past three of four years hasn't gotten anything other than NS sublettering, I'm guessing that's what the F7's will have.

 #374618  by SOU2645
 
NS has retired sublettering altogether. New power no longer gets it and they have stopped replacing the old heritage road sublettering with "NS" as they did for a short time. Many units have had the sublettering (including NS sublettered units) stripped off completely.
Larry

 #379191  by Engineer James
 
They LOOK AWESOME!!!!!
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