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Eastern Railroad Discussion > What is NS 893?Date: 06/26/22 14:41 What is NS 893? Author: pedrop I just saw this post on Instagram about a derail in Inman Yard, in Atlanta, GA. I am curious about the unit 893 seen in the picture. What's that?
Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG,   Date: 06/26/22 15:01 Re: What is NS 893? Author: 3rdswitch Slug.
JB Date: 06/26/22 16:07 Re: What is NS 893? Author: ns1000 A slug designed to be mated to a "mother" SD40-2 or SD33ECO. It has traction motors and an electric parking brake.
Date: 06/26/22 16:11 Re: What is NS 893? Author: Notch7 Looks like one of the crossover switches brought that slugset crew to grief. That crossover switch looks gapped. A sharp flange on the mother engine might have picked the switch. Just saying. I used be a trainmaster at Inman.
Date: 06/26/22 18:07 Re: What is NS 893? Author: oneblock Nothing to see here! Every railroader knows there is never any problem with RCO units!
Date: 06/26/22 22:15 Re: What is NS 893? Author: allenrider Probably model RPU6D slug. "Remote Powered 6-axle Dynamic Brakes" The camel hump is for dynamic brakes.
Date: 06/27/22 06:08 Re: What is NS 893? Author: cjvrr Looks like the handrails on the slug got bent up too.
Date: 06/27/22 08:29 Re: What is NS 893? Author: ctillnc Slugs of one kind or another were used at the largest Southern yards since the 1960s.
Date: 06/27/22 19:48 Re: What is NS 893? Author: CR6377 Already a wrecked SD33ECO here in Altoona waiting to be fixed. Now another one will have to be repaired. Ugh...
Marc L Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/27/22 19:51 by CR6377. Date: 06/27/22 20:10 Re: What is NS 893? Author: bath_wildcat 893 is a dynamic brake equipped slug.
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