When did class 1 railroads get dash 9’s and when did each class one get there paint schemes. i can’t find much info on the net. Can anyone help. thanks
Dash 9’s…
My book sez: BNSF - mid to late 90’s.
UP - the few there are - about the same.
Moo
The Chicago and North Western ordered the first Dash 9-44CWs in November 1993 and they started arriving in December. The C&NW had 130 units (8601-8730) by May of 1994. Santa Fe was the second customer with 100 units (600-699). Southern Pacific was next with 101 (8100-8200) and Union Pacific was the forth customer with 40 (9700-9739) for a total of 371 built in the first 12 months.
For paint schemes you can go through this
www.rrpicturearchives.net/modelList.aspx
thanks for the replys and when did NS, CSX, Conrail, And CN get theres and there differnt paint schemes?
Conrail never owned Dash-9’s. They did own Dash-8’s in standard and ‘widecab’ versions. NS took delivery of its first Dash-9 on Jan 14, 1995. NS’ first order for Dash-9’s was for an order of 125 in Standard Cab configuration, delivered between Jan and March of 1995. NS’ first Widenose Dash-9 was delivered in Jan of 1996, numbered 8889 and those deliveries eventually numbered roughly 1100 units. NS bought all their Dash-9’s in DC and rated them at 4,000 HP, rather than the typical 4400. There was a key which could be inserted to dial in the extra 400 HP if absolutely necessary. Dave Williams @ nsaltoonajohnstown@yahoogroups.com