| 4-6 1:54:21 | DAZed | it is a Progressive Rail company, IIRC. |
| 4-6 1:54:09 | GNFan | So I was only half wrong: it was "General"-/something/. :-} |
| 4-6 1:54:04 | DAZed | now EMD is no longer associated with GM. |
| 4-6 1:53:01 | DAZed | EMD was a division of General Motors |
| 4-6 1:52:35 | GNFan |
(Pardon me while I conflate locomotive companies i my limited mind.  ) |
| 4-6 1:52:34 | DAZed | the C44-9W is a 4400hp six-axle with (W)ide nose version of the cab. GE used the "Dash 9" spelled out as marketing trickery, and thus it was labelled a "DASH 9-44CW" on the loco. |
| 4-6 1:51:17 | GNFan | More basic question: EMD is Electromotive Division, or something. But a division of what larger company? I thought they were part of GE, but seemingly not? |
| 4-6 1:50:13 | DAZed | so GE then followed with "-8" and you guessed it "-9". So a C40-8 for example was a 4000hp six-axle diesel with -8 (aka "Dash 8") internals. |
| 4-6 1:48:05 | DAZed | Then it seems GE decided to "one up" EMD and when they did similar updates to the U-boat line they used a "-7". So a U33C became a C30-7. |
| 4-6 1:47:02 | GNFan | (GP35s were the last Geep variety GN picked up, so GP38s and beyond are past my timeline |
| 4-6 1:46:54 | DAZed | EMD used the "-2" moniker to designate a significant technology leap from their previous locomotives. (e.g. SD40 became SD40-2 as they were almost completely different internally...electronics, etc) |
| 4-6 1:44:53 | DAZed | It's actually a GE thing |
| 4-6 1:44:42 | DAZed | Mike, "sort of" |
| 4-6 1:44:17 | GNFan | Isn't "Dash 9" a nickname of sorts anyway. Do I remember that it's from the EMD loco GP38-9, shortened to the "-9" part? |
| 4-6 1:43:48 | rvn2001 | I read it as Autoflood IIIs |
| 4-6 1:43:11 | DAZed | *Autoflood III's |
| 4-6 1:42:26 | DAZed | now I'm down to one more Dash 9, one more GP30, ten Autflood III's, and probably 7 of the AutoMAX cars. |
| 4-6 1:41:21 | rvn2001 | I would think AZL got it correct. |
| 4-6 1:40:31 | DAZed | that could have been a preproduction paint sample that the factory was having fun with |
| 4-6 1:40:05 | DAZed | yeah, it might be |
| 4-6 1:39:45 | rvn2001 | I hope the printing is correct on the model. |
| 4-6 1:39:33 | DAZed | anyway, I sum it up more as "annoying" versus anything I'm really upset about |
| 4-6 1:38:22 | DAZed | one of the other issues is that DASH9/CASH9 label should be tight against the front of the loco, not under the cab. So two birds one stone |
| 4-6 1:37:19 | DAZed | and the CA$H9 thing is easily fixable...one guy is already working on ordering decals to be made. |
| 4-6 1:36:24 | DAZed | Kato did the same thing in N, but granted they didn't actually have the right tooling sitting next to them. |
| 4-6 1:35:44 | DAZed | at first, that didn't really bother me too much because I thought it was a cost saving thing and I can respect that. But turns out, they had actually tooled the correct grill for the AC4400, so it cost them virtually nothing to put the right grill on there. SO that miffed me a bit, but honestly I'm still not letting that bother me. LIfe's too short. |
| 4-6 1:33:56 | DAZed | yes, "barcodes" |
| 4-6 1:33:51 | DAZed | ha, no. I thought they might chime in on the forum. |
| 4-6 1:33:41 | rvn2001 | Did I see barcodes too? |
| 4-6 1:33:15 | DAZed | plus some other problems with the loco....grills, etc |
| 4-6 1:33:14 | rvn2001 | Is one of them AZL? |
| 4-6 1:32:49 | DAZed | I have about 4-5 who I have been in contact with about it |
| 4-6 1:32:35 | rvn2001 | I could understand altering the picture if it was April 1 |
| 4-6 1:32:18 | DAZed | no, as far as I know nobody has them in hand yet |
| 4-6 1:31:56 | DAZed | I can't believe they would do that intentionally but they haven't denied it either. |
| 4-6 1:31:53 | rvn2001 | You don't have yours yet, though, right? |
| 4-6 1:31:20 | DAZed | yes, I had another word but yes |
| 4-6 1:30:23 | rvn2001 | Interesting....... |
| 4-6 1:29:30 | DAZed | I believe it is a Ca$h 9, although we haven't confirmed the dollar sign yet |
| 4-6 1:26:57 | GNFan | I can just see AZL, greedily rubbing their hands, saying "What can we offer next to put a dent in Doug's wallet?" |
| 4-6 1:25:40 | rvn2001 | Is it a Dash 9 or a Cash 9? |
| 4-6 1:25:04 | DAZed | *news |
| 4-6 1:24:55 | DAZed | oh yeah, I guess my big new is the BNSF Dash 9's!!! Forgot that was since our last session. |
| 4-6 1:24:43 | rvn2001 | Yes, they do. |
| 4-6 1:24:25 | DAZed | of course, AZL has a knack for finding ways to remove lulls |
| 4-6 1:24:01 | DAZed | and I'm close to a lull in Z spending so that is good too |
| 4-6 1:23:36 | DAZed | Thom, thanks. It certainly helps keep the cash flow up which is nice |
| 4-6 1:22:52 | rvn2001 | I hope you continue to sell more stuff so you can buy the Z scale stuff you really want, Doug. |
| 4-6 1:21:24 | DAZed | doing pretty good I guess. I've sold $280 worth of Z stuff so far. One guy has a few things in his "cart" but he is notorious for backing out so we'll see |
| 4-6 1:18:23 | GNFan | If you divide the chat window into thirds, my the chat window, including the input box, and the emoticons are visible, al in the middle third. |
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