I think they are kinda' rare... (at least in these parts) however, a recent train had not ONE but TWO low nosed SD40-2 locos ! Quite a site! Harold
It's the 11 high-hood SD40-2s (1625-1635) that are rare... the rest of N&Ws SD40-2 fleet were low-nose.
Yeah, but there are only 16 low nosed ex-N&W units on the roster as well.. Anyway, IN THESE PARTS, they are pretty rare.. Harold
Check that roster again [ ] N&W had ten high-nosed 1625-1635, another 17 1636-1652, and 134 6073-6207... Last I checked, in the 1600 series, 3 were retired (1628, 1640, 1645) In the 6000s, 6207, 6134 and 6154 were retired (6207 and 6134 rather dramatically), 6206 was converted to a SD38-2 3821... You should come up to SW Va and railfan for a weekend... we got plenty of EMDs out of Radford (they hold down the many locals)
My mistake... I was thinking about how many low nosed units were in the 16xx series (and I was still off one ) Harold
I caught a couple today: 6198 (with slug 855) was in a lashup on train 12R; 350 had # 6166 in its consist. Harold
I might be up that way this summer... EMD heaven Harold </font>[/QUOTE]Let me know... The railfanning in the area is decent, and in an hour you can be in Roanoke or Bluefield...
We N&W fans will let you slide on this one. I have to admit, I do like the ex-Southern SD40-2 hi hoods (the horror of it all!) A.J.
