Talk:EMD F9

Demonstrator 975
EMD Demonstrator F9A #975 was built in February 1953! See A J Kristopans GM Serial Number webpage. --SSW9389 (talk) 13:37, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

EMD 462
EMD 462 is a very odd case. It is NOT actually a built-new F9, but in reality was built using the carbody of traded-in CNW F7 6501A. This puts it in the same category as the UP and SP F3 to F9 conversions which reused the F3 bodies. Even though a new serial was assigned, it is NOT a new body. Therefore it should not be counted and the total revised down from 100 to 99.

Also added in KCS F9 rebuilds 55B and 70B which I discoverede are also missing from my site!

Andre 76.223.76.83 (talk) 00:14, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

Rio Grande 5531
Rio Grande F9 5531 is order 7516, which means it is NOT technically a "wreck rebuild". 7500 orders designated "trade-ins", so F3 5531 was actually traded in on an F9, which is considered an "all-new" units. 5571, on the other hand, is order 8032, which means that F7 5571 was "rebuilt" to an F9. Practically, it probably entailed almost exactly the same thing, but from a financial standpoint 5571 contrinuted more to the F9 than 5531 did!

Andre76.223.76.83 (talk) 00:24, 3 May 2011 (UTC)