South American C44-9W's Anyone interested?

LAST EDITED ON May-31-03 AT 01:14 AM (EDT)

just found these shots on the internet....would anyone be interested if these were made for MSTS???<edit> sorry about posting it in the General Forum!! i know it should really be in the Repaint section - LOLCheers
Mike"What would you do if I sung out of tune? Would you stand up and walk out on me? Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song, and I'll try not to sing out of key, oh - i get by with a lil help from my friends....." (The Beattles)17 year old train fan from Perth West Australia.

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RE: South American C44-9W's Anyone interested??, smp11512, May-31-03, 01:37 AM, (1) RE: South American C44-9W's Anyone interested??, csxt602, May-31-03, 04:20 AM, (2) RE: South American C44-9W's Anyone interested??, erniep, Jun-01-03, 12:30 PM, (7) RE: South American C44-9W's Anyone interested??, TrirailF40PHL, May-31-03, 08:40 AM, (3) RE: South American C44-9W's Anyone interested??, Nhtrain2, May-31-03, 08:51 AM, (4) RE: South American C44-9W's Anyone interested??, CPR_Malice_96th, May-31-03, 10:59 AM, (5) RE: South American C44-9W's Anyone interested??, JonN, Jun-01-03, 08:51 PM, (8) RE: South American C44-9W's Anyone interested??, rowie_nq, May-31-03, 05:16 PM, (6) RE: South American C44-9W's Anyone interested??, sstyrnol, Jun-02-03, 05:00 AM, (9) RE: South American C44-9W's Anyone interested??, TrainFreak, Jun-02-03, 06:25 AM, (10) RE: South American C44-9W's Anyone interested??, dvdhoven, Jun-02-03, 12:23 PM, (11) RE: South American C44-9W's Anyone interested??, rowie_nq, Jun-02-03, 04:16 PM, (12) RE: South American C44-9W's Anyone interested??, dvdhoven, Jun-04-03, 07:10 AM, (13)

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Technically, the FerroSur unit would be Central American, since it's a Mexican railroad. Chris Denbow - Baltimore, MD
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If it's a Mexican railway, that would be North American. Sorry for the nit picking...couldn't resist cheers,
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LAST EDITED ON May-31-03 AT 08:44 AM (EDT)

Nitpicking session: Locomotive #803 (can't read the roadname), externally, seems to be related more to the Dash 8-40CW (length, side vents, trucks). It might have the internals of a D9-44CW, but don't quote me on that though. The two FerroNorte (?) units also appear to have D8-40CW carbodies but, unlike #803, sport the export cab option with angled side windows. The Ferro Sur unit seems to be an AC4400 with optional 'steerable' trucks. Thought you might be interested in these details, courtesy of the Railroad Nitpickers Union. Take care!Kurt
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NEAT! I like those! American units should have paint jobs like that.-NHtrain

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Normally I could care less about railroad equipment thats outside of the United Staes & Canada............HoweverThose look really niceLaterTim Kent
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>Normally I could care less about railroad equipment thats outside
>of the United Staes & Canada............Same here, with one exception: Mexico. They use mostly the same equipment as the US and Canada, and some of their liveries are quite striking, like that Ferro Sur unit.Jonathan Nikiforovs.
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How about these? A BB40-8:And a BB40-9WBoth are metre gauge and operated by E.F. Vitória a Minas, an Iron Ore/Common carrier railroad in Brasil. Photos from Phil Wormald's GE Export site. http://www.locopage.net/ge.htmCheers,
David

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Hi,
I do know, why one would use "B" - trucks on one loco and "C" Trucks on the other for reasons like traction or distribution of weight.But what would be the reason for "BB" trucks?Cheers Sebastian

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Reducing axle load
(8 axles instead of 6 = reduced axle load)

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Hi,As stated, these loco's run on metre gauge.
Especially narrow is sensible to high axle loads.
May be another reason are tight curves. Most of the time, the curves of narrow gauge are more tight then standard gauge.Dick van den Hoven

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Dick,The axle load isn't a problem, it's the traction motors. 6 narrow gauge TM's would not handle the current output, so the power was distributed to 8. They also run DDM45's, which are SD45s with D trucks. The trucks look similar to those used on the DDA40-X.Cheers,
David

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Hi,Thanks for clearing me up!
I think I understand the problem.Dick van den Hoven

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