BNSF 4184 has a P3!!!!!

[TrainTrackTravs]

BNSF Dash9-44CW number 4184 has a Nathan P3 horn mounted on it. I caught her in on the Cajon Subdivision in Hesperia, CA heading west bound twards the harbor on Saturday March 5th, 2011 around the 3:00pm hour. I also noted the her engine was chugging much louder than a Dash9 is supposed to. She was coupled with a ES44DC was pulling an all TOFC train. Any info on her location would be good and lets try to keep fellow railfans informed on the movements of this engine! And also, where did she get a P3 and why does she have it. Thanks guys.

 

[evan123]

Really.... Did you get excited?

 

[Steamdemon]

Driver probably pimped it.
:hehe:

Hang on.... Had an idea....

 

[TrainTrackTravs]

Really.... Did you get excited?

My dad was with me and he looked at me and said "what kind of horn is that?" and I said "That's a freakin' P3!" Then I was quiet as a mouse because I started recording. My father grew up next the The Southern Pacific and Santa Fe diamond in east LA next to Slauson Ave. He would ride his bike to the diamond and watch the trains for hours. He said that all that was missing was the sound of and EMD 567 as he associated P3s with GP9 in the SP bloody nose scheme.

 

[nikos1]

Thats nice, but its still just a BNSF Trash 9, there are plenty of better locomotives with P3's, nothing earth shatteringly amazing.

 

[TrainTrackTravs]

Thats nice, but its still just a BNSF Trash 9, there are plenty of better locomotives with P3's, nothing earth shatteringly amazing.

I agree, but it was nice to hear a P3 on the lead unit of a train from a class 1 railroad in the 2011. But I agree, it is a TRASH9.

 

[evan123]

I'm just curious, how is a dash 9 a "trash" 9? Would you know the difference between a D9 an an AC44? And what makes a D9 a "trash 9?"

 

[Beattie]

cause diesel is boring , if you want the action try watching a steam engine ah, the sounds, sights, and smells of the mighty beast rolling down the track with its hisses and its loud whistle who could miss seeing this thing.

 

[whistlehead]

cause diesel is boring , if you want the action try watching a steam engine ah, the sounds, sights, and smells of the mighty beast rolling down the track with its hisses and its loud whistle who could miss seeing this thing.

Uh-oh, here we go again with the steam/diesel debate...

 

[nikos1]

I'm just curious, how is a dash 9 a "trash" 9? Would you know the difference between a D9 an an AC44? And what makes a D9 a "trash 9?"

Are you talking to me or the original poster? Trash 9 is a pretty common nickname, surprised you've never heard it. And yes of course I know the difference between a AC44 and a Trash/Dash 9, both externally and internally......

 

[evan123]

Are you talking to me or the original poster? Trash 9 is a pretty common nickname, surprised you've never heard it. And yes of course I know the difference between a AC44 and a Trash/Dash 9, both externally and internally......

Wow I'm so impressed. Tell me more about these AC4400's.

 

[nikos1]

Uh what exactly are you getting at? Nothing better to do than troll the forum this evening?

 

[evan123]

Uh what exactly are you getting at? Nothing better to do than troll the forum this evening?

Who said I was trolling..

 

[davesnow]

Uh-oh, here we go again with the steam/diesel debate...

Oh please not again!!!!!!

Let's P-L-E-A-S-E not start this again!! Whenever this starts, it's just a bunch of people trying to change other people's opinions. . . which CAN'T be done.

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[TrainTrackTravs]

I'm just curious, how is a dash 9 a "trash" 9? Would you know the difference between a D9 an an AC44? And what makes a D9 a "trash 9?"

It's just a nick nameEMD fans have given them.

 

[TrainTrackTravs]

Lets try to stay on topic please.

 

[TorenHynes]

Agreed. Well to tell you the truth I've never heard a D9 called a Trash 9 (at least on CN), and I have seen AC4400CWs on C.P.R.
Besides what's so terrible about a GE Dash 9, they emit fewer pollutants than many older locos.

 

[evan123]

Agreed. Well to tell you the truth I've never heard a D9 called a Trash 9 (at least on CN), and I have seen AC4400CWs on C.P.R.
Besides what's so terrible about a GE Dash 9, they emit fewer pollutants than many older locos.

All we run on our trains are the AC4400's, I've never seen an SD90 on our road trains.

 

[legolistic]

EMD 645 fans use that nickname because
1-They want to see more SD40/45s on the railroad.
2-They want the old EMD 645 notch 8 sound back
3-They think the Dash 9 is too common.

 

[TorenHynes]

EMD 645 fans use that nickname because
1-They want to see more SD40/45s on the railroad.
2-They want the old EMD 645 notch 8 sound back
3-They think the Dash 9 is too common.

Err, forgive a great steam fan like me, but why don't they go and tell EMD that they should start making SD40s with the new engine in them that sounds like the old 645E3.
Besides there's still thousands of SD40s on CSX and many other railroads.