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N.S 2004 Locomotive Purchases

Posted by dwil89

on Sat, Jan 10 2004 8:18 AM

Norfolk Southern announced another 100 locomotives will be purchased in "04...Has anyone heard how many may be EMD SD70M'S? Last year the order was initially for 50 EMD'S which was cut back to 33 with the rest pushed back to a later date. Has anyone heard any specifics yet? Thanks...Dave Williams

David J. Williams http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsaltoonajohnstown

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Posted by Anonymous

on Wed, Oct 13 2004 4:57 PM

Norfolk Southerns are starting to come down the line at EMD in london ontario. we are building 25 units right now we are not painting them they are being delivered in primer and they are SD70 macs the best unit in the world

Posted by Anonymous

on Wed, Oct 13 2004 6:22 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by emd all the way

Norfolk Southerns are starting to come down the line at EMD in london ontario. we are building 25 units right now we are not painting them they are being delivered in primer and they are SD70 macs the best unit in the world

NS is getting SD70MAC's?...

Posted by CSXrules4eva

on Wed, Oct 13 2004 8:33 PM

This would explain the reason why I've been seeing so many UP SD70Ms mixed w/ NS Dash 9 consists on NS trackage in PA. NS is testing them out. At first I thought Up was going to take over or merge w/ NS. LOL

LORD HELP US ALL TO BE ORIGINAL AND NOT CRISPY!!! please? Sarah J.M. Warner conductor CSX

Posted by railman

on Wed, Oct 13 2004 9:00 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by CSXrules4eva

This would explain the reason why I've been seeing so many UP SD70Ms mixed w/ NS Dash 9 consists on NS trackage in PA. NS is testing them out. At first I thought Up was going to take over or merge w/ NS. LOL

this day in age....you can never be sure, [:D]

Posted by Anonymous

on Thu, Oct 14 2004 3:54 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by emd all the way

Norfolk Southerns are starting to come down the line at EMD in london ontario. we are building 25 units right now we are not painting them they are being delivered in primer and they are SD70 macs the best unit in the world

emd all the way

Are the NS SD70mac's the flair version like the last bunch of CSX SD70mac's? Do they have the newer more square cab nose, but still have the two cab windows?

How many UP SD70m's are remaining to be built?
Thank you for your input.

Posted by Anonymous

on Thu, Oct 14 2004 7:10 AM

Wow, hold on a second.

NS bought 33 Phase 3 SD70M's (not MAC's) in 2003, they haven't ordered any EMD's since then.

NS ordered 15 ES40DC's and C40-9W's in the begining of this year, the final dozen C40-9W's are being delivered. Expect NS to order more ES40DC's in 2005.

Posted by Anonymous

on Sat, Oct 23 2004 5:53 AM

NS is ordering 65 more C40-9W's, usually NS orders 100 units, so SD70M's might be on the way later this year.