I Believe The MTH 20-20635-1 NS AC44C6M #4001 & 4001 Shipping This Week

SD60M posted:

I am betting the "C" designates the 6 axles, the "6" for the six modifications made to the unit, and the "M" seems to almost always stand for "Modified."

 

SD60M, I knew C stood for 6 axles. But thanks in regards to the 6 & M.

On NS we call 4000 "Jake" and 4001 "Elwood"

I have road number 4000 and 4001 on order.  It's not so interesting to me that they're not coming out at the same time. 

wrawroacx posted:

SD60M posted:

I am betting the "C" designates the 6 axles, the "6" for the six modifications made to the unit, and the "M" seems to almost always stand for "Modified."

 

SD60M, I knew C stood for 6 axles. But thanks in regards to the 6 & M.

 

Seems you are closer to correct than me...from a guy who would know...

apparently there are some AC44C4M being produced from Dash 9s...and they have only 4 powered axles...so, a necessity to differentiate between a "C6" with six axles and six powered" versus a "C4" with six axles and only 4 powered.  I am pretty sure the "M" means the locomotive has been modified.

SD60M posted:

wrawroacx posted:

SD60M posted:

I am betting the "C" designates the 6 axles, the "6" for the six modifications made to the unit, and the "M" seems to almost always stand for "Modified."

 

SD60M, I knew C stood for 6 axles. But thanks in regards to the 6 & M.

 

Seems you are closer to correct than me...from a guy who would know...

apparently there are some AC44C4M being produced from Dash 9s...and they have only 4 powered axles...so, a necessity to differentiate between a "C6" with six axles and six powered" versus a "C4" with six axles and only 4 powered.  I am pretty sure the "M" means the locomotive has been modified.

 

 

Kind of figured the 6 means 6 powered trucks. Just didn't know if the M stood for Medium CAb or like you said, modified. Anyway, thanks for the info.

As to what M.J. Breen said, yes your correct to that. I've heard railfans call them the Blue Brothers also. Also Sonic Bonnet, which I don't care for. Curious to know the horn in the MTH 4000 as the real 4000 has a Nathan 5 Chime P5.

Yes, the "6" in "C6M" indicates six powered axles.  BNSF is also having some Dash 9's turned into AC's, and at least some are the "C4M" version with A1A trucks like the ES/ET44C4.  

mlavender480 posted:

Yes, the "6" in "C6M" indicates six powered axles.  BNSF is also having some Dash 9's turned into AC's, and at least some are the "C4M" version with A1A trucks like the ES/ET44C4.  

Yes, or even ES44C4, when they first came out, some of the people I knew did not know what C4 meant. I did my research when they came out and that mean the middle axle on both trucks was not powered.

So because I actually started the topic for MTH's version, will MTH be shipping this engine to dealers this week in time for Christmas?

Even though the horn isn't correct to the real model as this MTH has a Nathan K5LLA and the real 4000 has a P5. Still sounds close. This video below isn't mine, but for myself I did get this model. I just like it to much. But the video below is someone elses I'm just sharing it. In my opinion, the paint is gorgeous on this model.

Wow, nice train of coal hoppers!

Engineer-Joe posted:

Wow, nice train of coal hoppers!

Yea, who's ever this is, yes though's coal hoppers do match the 4000. For me, the coal hoppers I have are MTH 4 bay and most or all are black.