Web14 de ago. de 2007 · Norfolk Southern H68 C39-8 Long Hood Forward!!! Central Penn Rail Productions 114K subscribers Subscribe 24K views 15 years ago July 2, 2007: H68 … WebNorfolk Southern- Long hood forward??? No way! Harrisburg, PA 1,134 views Feb 11, 2010 6 Dislike Share Rich Hill 503 subscribers Had a trip to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania- …

Not-So-Classic NS Operations No Long Hood Forward …

WebSo NYC's GP-9's ran long hood forward at least up to the PC merger in 1968, whereas later engines like their GP-35's were ordered short/low hood forward. Same for the GN's high-nose GP's and SD's. With the RS-3's cab design, the visibility forward was better looking down the long hood than it was on a GP, so there wasn't as much reason to … Web22 de mai. de 2008 · No Long Hood Forward operations on Norfolk Southern in 2008. A since-retired SD50 leads newer power on a Lamberts Point-bound export intermodal train at Seacoast, Virginia. The pine trees seen in the next photo are still there, but the classic N&W position signals have been replaced. Error loading comments 582 views 1 fave 6 comments on this. day

Spotting Differences Between the Southern Railway GP38

Normally, the long hood is the rear of the locomotive. For early hood unit models, this was not the case; railroads preferred to run with the long hood at the front and the cab at the rear (referred to as operating long hood forward or LHF). It is a common misconception that locomotives were run LHF to provide greater protection, although it may have been a secondary benefit. Southern … Web28 de ago. de 2009 · Great Northern specified their EMD GP/SD units to be delivered with the 'long hood forward'. Their EMD GP30's and GE U25B engines were delivered with the 'short hood forward', and following GE/EMD orders were the same. IIRC, SP had different Alco RS-11 orders that were both ways! Jim Modeling BNSF and Milwaukee Road in SW … Web22 de jan. de 2024 · On the Southern, you can tell the difference in plain 38’s and 38AC’s by the unit number. 38’s are between 2717-2822 then again from 2879-2886, and the 38AC’s are 2823-2878 (which fills the gap you seen in the regular 38 numbering series. 2880-2886 were acquisitions of the old CRN (the ORIGINAL Norfolk Southern), and … on-this-day