Here's a re-scan from a negative of a GP38-2 rebuild. I have a new slide scanner that does one heckuva job on negatives.
Wow. Air conditioning! Is this gesture an acknowledgement from NS that it considers it's employees actual human beings? Or is the AC unit used for keeping computer equipment cool.
I agree... however, NS inherited low nose GP38-2's from CR too... In the OLD days (right after the Sou/N&W merger) it was always a treat to see low nose units... N&W had a few low nosed GP30's and GP35's that looked sorely out of place in a lashup of high nosed units. Harold
The 10 low hood GP30's were all former Nickel Plate units (900-909) and became N&W 2900-2909. The background on the low hood GP35's is a bit more detailed: NW 1300 and 1301 were ordered by the Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway and would have become P&WV 100-101, but the P&WV merged with N&W before the units were delivered. Both came delivered in N&W paint. These were the only N&W low hood GP35's equipped with dynamic braking. Interestingly, the 1301 is in service today on the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway and has recently been repainted as P&WV 101 in a special commemorative paint scheme. NW 1302-1308 were ordered by the Wabash Railroad, but the Wabash merged with the N&W before the units were delivered. All were delivered in N&W paint. NW 2910 was former Nickel Plate 910. NW 2911 was former NW 3540/Wabash 540 NW 2912 was former NW 3541/Wabash 541 NW 2913 was former NW 3542/Wabash 542 NW 2914 was former NW 3543/Wabash 543 NW 2915 was former NW 3544/Wabash 544 NW 2916 was former NW 3545/Wabash 545 NW 2917 was former NW 3546/Wabash 546 NW 2918 was former NW 3547/Wabash 547 Chris Toth
