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Eastern Railroad Discussion > Norfolk Southern F-unitsDate: 10/27/12 20:21 Norfolk Southern F-units Author: SantaFeRuss A few threads down inspired me to ask a couple of questions about the NS F-units.
(1) Have these F-units been rebuilt in-kind, i.e. rebuilt to F7 standards with 1500 hp EMD 567 prime movers, or F7 or F9 units with 645 or 710 components and upgraded to 2000 hp per unit (F38-2 or -3)? (2) Has Norfolk Southern ever used these units on freight? If so, anyone have photos? Thanks for any info and photos. SantaFeRuss Date: 10/27/12 20:44 Re: Norfolk Southern F-units Author: DoctorThunder Rebuilt by MARC in the 80s to what is essentially f38-2 standards. They have never been used to pull freight to my knowledge.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/27/12 20:45 by MagnumForce. Date: 10/27/12 20:50 Re: Norfolk Southern F-units Author: NSDash9 Date: 10/27/12 23:11 Re: Norfolk Southern F-units Author: NSDTK While not applicable to the NS F units. The 710 assembly's will fit in the 645 block. They just need a spacer on top of the block to make up for the extra stroke.
Posted from Android Date: 10/28/12 08:24 Re: Norfolk Southern F-units Author: foofighter oct 2011. chattanooga , tn
 Date: 10/29/12 04:58 Re: Norfolk Southern F-units Author: NYSWSD70M MagnumForce Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Rebuilt by MARC in the 80s to what is essentially > f38-2 standards. They have never been used to pull > freight to my knowledge. MK rebuilt the two A units for MARC/MDOT. The two B units were not part of this effort. |