NS 7272 sits in the line awaiting time in the shops. This unit and 2 more were actually rebuilt into SD70ACUs at the Progress Shops in Muncie IN.
NS 7272 started out in life as a UP SD90MAC and is in the process of being converted to what I believe is an SD70ACU.
NS 7272 started out in life as a UP SD90MAC and is in the process of being converted to what I believe is an SD70ACU while a Southern 'E' and NS 'F' unit sit in the back ground.
It was nice while it lasted. In 2015, ex-UP SD9043MAC's were somehwat common on NS runthrough train CN 529, as shown here with NS 7272 leading CN 529 in Montreal. Unfortunately it has been ... (more)
In the middle of the highway 20 in Montreal, CN 529 rolls on North track on the CN Montreal Subdivision with an ex-UP SD9043MAC in lead.
'We will deliver'. 'We will deliver' is still written on the long hood of NS 7272, an ex-UP SD9043MAC that is leading CN 529 in Montreal as it approaches the Angrignon overpass. Trailing is... (more)