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on: 02-28-2012
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3-01-2012 @ 07:59:40 AM |
| Posted By : Low-Tech Redneck |
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4 axle EMD GP units, probably built in the early to mid 70's, very popular road switcher engines for local freight and yard operations. Ultimately phased out of production in the 1990's with new AC-powered traction motor engines coming to the market around the turn of the Century (these older ones run on DC traction motors that wear out quicker)
Yep, I'm a railfan, why do you ask?
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3-02-2012 @ 01:20:08 AM |
| Posted By : Low-Tech Redneck |
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#3, I've always thought that the simple industrial function-dictates-form look of 1970s-1980s locomotives was kinda of a beauty all it's own. I'm not a fan of the newer "crew cab" locomotives like the second one in line has. Also, these were built before the federal government put noise restrictions on all new engines, these old units are real ground-pounders at idle, if you've ever stood next to one when they throttle it up, it'll shake your insides :)
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3-02-2012 @ 08:14:19 AM |
| Posted By : Driven_out |
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#4, theres a couple of these in the CN yard used as shunts in edmonton ab, they usually tug a slug around for help, but man, when it throttles up, that growl is so unreal, and when it idles, its something you can hear for blocks. I absolutely love it, especially when i can get close to the tracks when that shunter is running.
im not 100% sure if its truely one of these, but it is in similar style and only four axles total
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3-02-2012 @ 04:26:20 PM |
| Posted By : Low-Tech Redneck |
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#6, Yep, all 4 axle EMDs are GPs, six axle units would be the SD series engines, mainline engines that don't get assigned yard work. That CN unit is a real old soldier, the earliest GP that EMD built was the GP7, and that was all the way back in the early 1950's. the GP8 and GP9 and finally GP18 were the last of that engine family that ended production just as the 60's were starting. The original GPs had those high and long hood "noses" that didn't allow for forward viewing (a holdover from steam engines) and at some point in it's life when it was overhauled, the nose was cut down and a more conventional cab installed, that's why if you look close, you'll see the proportions of the nose don't fit quite as well as they do on the above image engines, which came from the factory that way.
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3-02-2012 @ 04:30:46 PM |
| Posted By : Low-Tech Redneck |
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The train picture I drew, 83959, also features an old refurbished GP18, so now you know what it would sound like running :)
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