Thank you for the info. How did you get the photo on your profile??? I would like to put a F40C on my profile.
silicon212 wrote: EMDF40CFAN,Just hyperlink to the picture you want to show above instead of trying to show it as a 'picture', like this:http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=91992
EMDF40CFAN,
Just hyperlink to the picture you want to show above instead of trying to show it as a 'picture', like this:
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=91992
I grew up in the Western Suburbs of Chicago, so I saw CNW, UP and SOO(Probably Milwaukee when I was super little). Until one day a yeear or so before the official CNW/UP Merger, I caught a Speedlettered SP SD40 on a Manifest heading to Proviso from Chicago. It was a sight to see. Now I live out west and they're disappearing. I didn't even like SP particularly till I moved out here.
I remember those F40Cs well.
YoHo1975 wrote:you are correct and I am full of lies. I was thinking of the 70Ms they had.
you are correct and I am full of lies.
I was thinking of the 70Ms they had.
oh now THOSE were cool! more neat power i never got to see. i still have yet to see an SP. closest i came to seeing one was when i caught SSW 7281 in Altoona a mere day before UP killed it
Your friendly neighborhood CNW fan.
Check out the following websites.
www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=88623 www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=231882
chefjavier wrote: EMDF40CFAN wrote:BEING FROM CHICAGO AND GROWING UP ALONG THE MILWAUKEE NORTH DISTRICT METRA LINE/NORTHWEST SUBURBAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ALL 14 EMD F40C's THAT RAN ON THE METRA LINE FROM 1974 TILL 2005. THEY WERE EFFECTIONATLY KNOW TO LOCAL's AS THE SILVER SIDESDo you have a picture or a link?
EMDF40CFAN wrote:BEING FROM CHICAGO AND GROWING UP ALONG THE MILWAUKEE NORTH DISTRICT METRA LINE/NORTHWEST SUBURBAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ALL 14 EMD F40C's THAT RAN ON THE METRA LINE FROM 1974 TILL 2005. THEY WERE EFFECTIONATLY KNOW TO LOCAL's AS THE SILVER SIDES
Do you have a picture or a link?
hf1001 wrote:A couple months back, I was able to see 844 in Oklahoma.....that was amazing!
I'll bet that was a sight to see. It's a shame neither the 844 or the 3985 ever get out where I live......
YoHo1975 wrote:They had 60Ms.
They had 60Ms.
no they didnt
YoHo1975 wrote: silicon212 wrote: bakupolo wrote: silicon212 wrote:GP60That's a real looker.Isn't it, though?It's the only 16-710G3 powered unit with a dynamic brake hatch over the engine in the traditional EMD style. Even if that hatch more resembles an air conditioner than a traditional DB hatch. Early phase GP60s have a more classic looking blister. I believe some early units also have the round Blower housing, but I'm not sure on that.
silicon212 wrote: bakupolo wrote: silicon212 wrote:GP60That's a real looker.Isn't it, though?It's the only 16-710G3 powered unit with a dynamic brake hatch over the engine in the traditional EMD style. Even if that hatch more resembles an air conditioner than a traditional DB hatch.
bakupolo wrote: silicon212 wrote:GP60That's a real looker.
silicon212 wrote:GP60
That's a real looker.
Isn't it, though?
It's the only 16-710G3 powered unit with a dynamic brake hatch over the engine in the traditional EMD style. Even if that hatch more resembles an air conditioner than a traditional DB hatch.
Early phase GP60s have a more classic looking blister. I believe some early units also have the round Blower housing, but I'm not sure on that.
The second unit in the picture is an early GP60 with the Phase 1 DB hatch. The angular blower housing is what EMD has used since 11/1982 on everything but the SD70M (DC), SD80/90 and newest SD70M-2/ACe units. There were no GP60s with the round housing, but there were some GP50s with the round housing.
The lack of a brake blister is what makes me not like the SD50/60/70s as much. Hood's too long.
silicon212 wrote:It's the only 16-710G3 powered unit with a dynamic brake hatch over the engine in the traditional EMD style. Even if that hatch more resembles an air conditioner than a traditional DB hatch.
makes you wonder how the SD60 would've looked with that db protrusion. probably cool
man i wish SP had SD60s. they'd have looked so cool!
Reese
Modeling NS One Locomotive At a Time
fafnir242 wrote:I've got a few, mainly UP. 6936, 844, 3985, the E-Unit trio, 1995, SP 4449, and Acela locomotive 2071.
I can agree with every one you listed.
hf1001 wrote:How many locomotives can you name that look somewhat like a Dash9?off the top of my head-Dash 8-40BWAC4400.......well that's all I can think of without looking them up.
How many locomotives can you name that look somewhat like a Dash9?
off the top of my head-
Dash 8-40BW
AC4400
.......well that's all I can think of without looking them up.
As someone else said, the Gevos, The C40-8Ws and the B40-8Ws
AC6000CWs
Spartan cab Dash 8s and certain super 7s have a similar look too.
My current favorite loco is the GP60M.
You can add the ES44DC and ES44AC to that list too (although it's not hard to spot the differences on them, but the same basic look is still there...)
-Tim
chefjavier wrote: silicon212 wrote: No kidding. Read what I wrote above. I gave visual clues. Sometimes, you can act absolutely trollish.Thanks for the information. Munch better with the visual. Good Training!
silicon212 wrote: No kidding. Read what I wrote above. I gave visual clues. Sometimes, you can act absolutely trollish.
No kidding.
Read what I wrote above. I gave visual clues. Sometimes, you can act absolutely trollish.
Thanks for the information. Munch better with the visual. Good Training!
yes, thanks
silicon212 wrote: hf1001 wrote:Let me ask you guys, what is the difference in appearance between a Dash944CW and an AC44cw?On the Dash 9, the dynamic brake vents are on the top of the hood immediately behind the cab. The cabinet on the fireman/conductor side behind the cab is the length of the dynamic brake area. On the AC4400, the dynamic brake is further back, next to the engine air intake. The area between the cab and dynamic brake area is about the same size as the dynamic brake area on the Dash 9. The cabinet on the conductor side is lengthened to match the location of the dynamic brake area. The area in front of the dynamic brake is where the inverters are.
hf1001 wrote:Let me ask you guys, what is the difference in appearance between a Dash944CW and an AC44cw?
On the Dash 9, the dynamic brake vents are on the top of the hood immediately behind the cab. The cabinet on the fireman/conductor side behind the cab is the length of the dynamic brake area. On the AC4400, the dynamic brake is further back, next to the engine air intake. The area between the cab and dynamic brake area is about the same size as the dynamic brake area on the Dash 9. The cabinet on the conductor side is lengthened to match the location of the dynamic brake area. The area in front of the dynamic brake is where the inverters are.
The question refers to the outer apperance of the locomotive.
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