rrnut282 caldreamer Did any railroad ever have SD9B units? I have an SD9B unit shell that I kitbashed and I am wondering if they existed on any actual railroad. IINM both UP & SP both bought SD-9bs new from EMD. Maybe PRR, too.
caldreamer Did any railroad ever have SD9B units? I have an SD9B unit shell that I kitbashed and I am wondering if they existed on any actual railroad.
Did any railroad ever have SD9B units? I have an SD9B unit shell that I kitbashed and I am wondering if they existed on any actual railroad.
IINM both UP & SP both bought SD-9bs new from EMD. Maybe PRR, too.
Nope.
UP and PRR did buy GP9B's.
Ed
Burlington Northern rebuilt a batch of SD9's into slugs but their appearance changed dramatically in the conversion.
Did EMD build any new SD B-units besides the 45 SD24Bs for Union Pacific?
Several railroads rebuilt wreck damaged SD40s and SD45s (or their Dash-2 counterparts) as cabless B-units, but I'm not aware of this being done to any SD7s or SD9s.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon Mook, GPs and SDs are both EMDs (GMs) GP is General Purpose and I believe that SD is Special or Specific Duty if I remember correctly Dan - I think it is Special ?, but the fog is starting to lift a little. I see both here in the yards and keep wondering what the difference was and the history on them. Moo
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon Mook, GPs and SDs are both EMDs (GMs) GP is General Purpose and I believe that SD is Special or Specific Duty if I remember correctly
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