Last N&W diesel heading to scrap (NW Mailing List)

NW Mailing List nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org
Tue Aug 19 10:10:29 EDT 2008


It may end up in Brazil! They like used GE's!!

Walt


On Aug 18, 2008, at 11:02 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:


>

> 8551 is the last of two C39-8 demonstrators, in fact, it's the only

> extant -8 demonstrator (while it's still exists anyway). Delivered

> in Jan of 1984, it's not only the second new diesel received by NS,

> but it's the last diesel delivered to N&W specification (the second

> order of C36-7s, delivered later in 1984, were modified to Southern

> specification, as were all subsequent orders for C39-8s, regardless

> of sublettering).

>

> As for who to call... Wick Moorman is the only hope now... unless

> you can get Tim Janes of Progress Rail to lower his price

> (1-540-342-0542 ext 24)

>

> While maligned by crews and mechanical personnel alike, these two

> demos are the direct precursor to the C40-8, C40-9W and ES40DC that

> rule the roost today...

>

> Robb Fisher

> RFDI

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