Did NS or CONRAIL have SD90/43 MAC'S

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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I was filming today and saw what I thought was a SD90/43MAC pulling 7 gondola’s followed by a non running NS engine that was exactly the same thing. The lead engine said CONRAIL QUALITY on the front. I have it on tape. They sure looked like them to me because I am keen on what they look like. Definately a difference between the C44 and the MAC’S

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Nope, what you saw was an SD80MAC. A 5,000 HP unit that looked esentially like the SD90MAC. Conrail ordered 28 of them and got the 2 EMD demonstraters, making for a total of 30 units. They were the only ones built. When Conrail was split, CSX got a few SD80MACs but NS got the most, which is odd because NS has all DC diesels aside from the now misfit SD80MACs. The unit you saw is rare, not to many are still in Conrail paint.

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Never thought it was a SD80. It is actually the first one I saw since I have been doing this. I wish i had the digital camera with me.

Thanks Big Boy

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very cool, would’ve liked to see that

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Personally, I believe the rear ends of the 80MACS are ugly. But I like anything CR with a CSX or NS patch! Rare find, as said above.

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Is there a way to post the video clip here? That would be neat.

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Is it on one of those digital video cameras?