Eastern Railroad Discussion > still more NS dash 9's?

Heard on the scanner last night that the NS engine setting out cars in Kalamazoo was #9827. Wow." Is this still more C40-9's? I didn't realize that the numbers went this high.

The engineer had trouble with this high number also. Once he referred to it as "NS nine-two-...no wait, nine-eight-two-seven."

GAP wrote:

> Heard on the scanner last night that the NS engine setting
> out cars in Kalamazoo was #9827. Wow." Is this still more
> C40-9's? I didn't realize that the numbers went this high.
>
> The engineer had trouble with this high number also. Once he
> referred to it as "NS nine-two-...no wait,
> nine-eight-two-seven."


The engineer was right when he said 9-2(87) and not 9-8-2-7, because as of right now the highest Dash-9 is 9744. But in a few months 9827 will exist, beacuse NS has 100 more Dash-9's, #9745-9844, on order for early next year.

Kyle

So what did I hear? The crew used the number several times, 9827. Another road? I was sure they said NS.

Could have been a UP unit...I think they've got some GE's up in the 9800's.

CSXDash9

UP does in fact have a C44-9W numbered 9827.