NS Yellow SD70ACC #1800 and a Goose

Nice pictures, the goose is a hoot. A  railfanning bird!

The yellow cab makes the locomotive look like one great big Tweety Bird.

That's an excellent catch, Tom!  I do like the yellow nose!  The goose looks like he is keeping pace nicely!!  

I wonder how long before MTH

or Lionel come out with some of these new NS paint schemes?

Nice catch Tom! Glad to see the ex-Conrail, ex-CSX, GECX Dash 8. 

It's a CANADA goose, not Canadian!

Nice paint scheme - and blessed relief from the monotony of the black scheme !

Tom,

Nice catch! The 3rd pic is perfection

Thanks for sharing

Thank You all to who replied. And to anwser any confusion, the reason this engine is Yellow up front is to Commerate the first EMD Conversion Unit, plus its using a Caterpillar Engine in this unit, so the Yellow is Caterpillar Yellow.

I'm really hoping MTH or Lionel make this unit, because actually after seeing this unit in person and my story of seeing it, I really want this engine now.

 

I'm really hoping MTH or Lionel make this unit, because actually after seeing this unit in person and my story of seeing it, I really want this engine now.

Really nice photos!  The Goose flying by at that exact time made interesting photo.  

I would not be surprised if MTH has this engine in their next catalog when it comes out this Wednesday.  They usually jump right away on putting new paint schemes in their next catalog.  

Thomas Elesh Jr. posted:

Thank You all to who replied. And to anwser any confusion, the reason this engine is Yellow up front is to Commerate the first EMD Conversion Unit, plus its using a Caterpillar Engine in this unit, so the Yellow is Caterpillar Yellow.

I'm really hoping MTH or Lionel make this unit, because actually after seeing this unit in person and my story of seeing it, I really want this engine now.

OK, is the prime mover based on EMD or CAT origins?

Kent Loudon posted:

It's a CANADA goose, not Canadian!

How do you know?!  Did you check its papers?  That Canadian Canada Goose could have been visiting its US relatives on its way home.

That's a great photo, Tom. Hope we see it in an NS calendar or in a train magazine some day.

Dominic Mazoch posted:

Thomas Elesh Jr. posted:

Thank You all to who replied. And to anwser any confusion, the reason this engine is Yellow up front is to Commerate the first EMD Conversion Unit, plus its using a Caterpillar Engine in this unit, so the Yellow is Caterpillar Yellow.

I'm really hoping MTH or Lionel make this unit, because actually after seeing this unit in person and my story of seeing it, I really want this engine now.

OK, is the prime mover based on EMD or CAT origins?

It’s an EMD 710 engine, just as it was built as an SD70.  These aren’t Cat powered.