Scale wheel Dash 9s shipping

Those sure do look pretty.

So Rich,

Would you say that the new ones (fixed pilot or not) will make the old ones look out of place in comparison because of all the detail upgrades? Or did they just enhance and embellish what they already had?

I have one of the originals, I was debating picking up another.

I basically am replacing my older Santa Fes, but that's my road, so to speak. I have a pair of older BNSFs (every now and then I bow to reality and update the layout to 2012) on which I fixed the pilots and made some other detail improvements. I'm hanging onto them, and have been running them with things like my ES44DCs, which have the nicer trucks. You can see the difference, but to me it's not so off-putting that I'm ditching my older Dash 9s.

This photo is of a Dash 9 from 2001 in a consist with an ES44DC released in 2009 or 2010 and having the newer trucks we've been discussing. It's taken from a distance, but maybe it gives the flavor of how the old Dash 9s, especially the shorter trucks, stack up against newer releases:

Thanks Rich. I didn't need to see that, especially since MTH did them in ATSF and CNW.

That is a very nice loco. Dash 9's are certainly one of my favorites, especially in Santa Fe warbonnet scheme. Thanks for posting pics.

Rich,

I think your pictures are directly tied to the increased orders for these scale wheel versions. Looking great on your layout.

 Beautiful engines Rich. Thanks for the answers too. I did not see that phase 1 paint?

I grabbed this video, which will give some idea of the sound on the Dash 9s. I like this horn almost as much as the Dash 8 horn, especially the little trail off at the end. Really brings back memories of Santa Fe GEs. This is a "PS5" consist, by the way....

Looks sharp!

No gull-wing cab?

Well thanks a lot Rich. Your glowing review, combined with my existing soft spot for Dash 9s and I caved.

Bought a BNSF powered one and I have an NS dummy on order. The powered one came today. I got the swing pilot version as I've got some 054s that it needs to run on, but the detail is a major upgrade from the original PS2 version. My only real issue is that its not very loud... I wish I could turn the sound up twice as loud as it is. With the "Great Pumpkin":

Still keeping my original NS dash 9... it was the first engine I ever bought with my own money.... dont think I could ever let it go.