NS in St. Louis, MO - 7/15/2010

[Freightrain]

I had an NS day yesterday, I delivered a load to a place that was right next to the NS yard ladder.

First is NS SD40-2 #6076, Freshly painted in the new scheme. Note the trucks its riding on.






Next is NS GP38-2 High Nose #5155, Ex Central of Georgia




NS SD70M-2 #2760



NS C40-9W #9183, The stencil on the cab is written D9-40CW



And NS GP38-2 #5340

[railfan]

What's so special about 6076 trucks?

[Freightrain]

Jul 17, 2010 7:06:15 GMT -5 railfan said:

What's so special about 6076 trucks?

They are not the usual SD40-2 trucks, I think Randy calls them triple clasp trucks, because of the extra pair of brakes chambers above the middle axle.

[railfan]

Hm. I did'nt see those at first.