Strange motive power

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Was the locomotive in primer?  I see quite a few of these, often referred to as "stealth" locomotives because they haven't received their finished paint yet.  The GE Dash 9's are numbered in the 9900 series and 7500 series after they rolled over past 9999 (I think.) and the SD 70's are in the 2600 series now.  They are gray and stensiled with their road number and "NS" in black.  They're not uncommon.  I guess NS tries to save a few bucks by painting them themselves, or else they're so short for power they can't wait for the paint to dry!
   
  Ben Blevins
  

nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org wrote:
  While on my way back from Roanoke late this afternoon I took 460 and 
happened upon the tail end of a westbound hopper train. I managed to get to 
the head end of it only once and had no luck catching it anywhere to get a 
GOOD glance at the lead locomotive. It was pulled by two locomotives, the 
first unlettered in a grey color, the second was a BNSF unit. I shot a 
hurried picture out the side window of my van around Elliston or 
Shawville... other than that all I ever managed to get a glimpse of were the 
hoppers at a couple crossing including at Montgomery Tunnel.... Any ideas on 
what it may have been? was mid-afternoon, prolly 3-ish, if the time of the 
sighting makes any difference....

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