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NS ES44AC 8099flagCarrollton MO Carrollton

NS 8099 East moves at track speed along M-10 highway.

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©  Jul 17, 2020


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NS 8099 East moves at track speed along M-10 highway.



It's a pan shot at 60 mph.
What means K near engine number?
Need for speed 😎
@classick - Good question! That is a check digit (any letter), and the Southern Railway used to have them on all their locos to help confirm the number in communications. Apparently, 8099, when having the formula applied, produces "K" as the check digit, though I could not tell you what that formula is.
@classick @Maersk.146 Now you too can own this exciting mathematical formula: http://www.srha.net/membersonly/resources/diesel_code_intro.asp
@uptrain
Thanks! That's great!
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