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Mystery Leaser Loco

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Posted by Firelock76 on Friday, January 16, 2015 8:50 AM

tomikawaTT
 
BaltACD
 

 I imagine the boys operating steam engines in days gone by would have liked to have had AC.

 

Boys (and girls) operate diesels.  Steam engines needed MEN.

(Off Topic  Sorry.  I just couldn't resist that straight line.)

Chuck

 

Uh oh, I hope Lady Firestorm doesn't see this!  Or Juniatha either!

Maybe I'll show it to Lady Firestorm anyway and take cover.  Her firestorms can be quite spectacular to see!

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Posted by tomikawaTT on Thursday, January 15, 2015 12:34 AM

BaltACD
 

 I imagine the boys operating steam engines in days gone by would have liked to have had AC.

Boys (and girls) operate diesels.  Steam engines needed MEN.

(Off Topic  Sorry.  I just couldn't resist that straight line.)

Chuck

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Posted by BaltACD on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 4:12 PM

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Apparently you saw one of the FURX 5500 series GP38-2' which are former Norfolk Southern units and wear patched out NS colors. NS returned these units to the owner when the lease expired on them. The thing you describe as a "radar dome" is actually an air conditioner located on the cab roof.Bryan Jones

I imagine the boys operating steam engines in days gone by would have liked to have had AC.

Never too old to have a happy childhood!

              

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Posted by DavidH66 on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 3:46 PM
Thank you for the info Bryan! I did think the AC's were radar domes like the SD40E's have, so that threw me off.
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Posted by Bryan Jones on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 2:52 PM

Apparently you saw one of the FURX 5500 series GP38-2' which are former Norfolk Southern units and wear patched out NS colors. NS returned these units to the owner when the lease expired on them. The thing you describe as a "radar dome" is actually an air conditioner located on the cab roof.

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Posted by Firelock76 on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 1:59 PM

I saw one of those myself a few days ago, a GP series diesel with a typical NS paint scheme but a leasing companys reporting marks.

I'm assuming it was an ex-NS unit sold to a leasing outfit.  The leasers usually don't set any speed records repainting locomotives as long as the original finish is still serviceable.  In fact, I've also seen ex-UP locomotives with The UP paint scheme intact, but with no "Union Pacific" on the side and with leasing company marks.

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Posted by DavidH66 on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 10:24 AM

Wizlish

There are an awful lot of CSX subs out there; please be specific where the one in question is physically located...

 

 

KD Sub (It was a Local, which normally run Mother Slug Sets)

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Posted by BaltACD on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 10:12 AM

If it runs - CSX will use it, no matter who the owner is.

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Posted by Wizlish on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 9:37 AM

There are an awful lot of CSX subs out there; please be specific where the one in question is physically located...

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Mystery Leaser Loco
Posted by DavidH66 on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 8:34 AM

Saw this loco sunday on the local CSX sub, but was unable to get a pic of it. It was what appeared to be an ex-NS GP of sorts (It was on a local), with the Lettering patched out. What confuses me though is that it appeared to have the radar dome that most the new NS EMD rebuilds have. Did NS sell a few of these off to leasers? Or was it just an old NS Cast off and I was just being confused?

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