D&TSL GP7

[dti406]

Here is a project that has been languishing on the work bench for a number of years, (Can't believe it is been 5 years since I started on this).  I started with a Proto 2000 GP7 and replaced all the plastic grabs and lift rings with metal ones to forestall breakage problems.  Also added some other detail parts like the high mounted bell, radio antenna, new horn and beacon.  Painted the engine with Scalecoat II Black and lettered with Herald King and Microscale Decals.

The Detroit & Toledo Shoreline railroad ran along Lake Erie from Detroit to Toledo and the only grade on the railroad was its hump yard.  The railroad had 10 GP7's and 3 SW-900's as its motive power and they would move 180 car trains with only 2 GP7's as motive power.  The railroad was owned by the GTW and NKP which explains its NKP style of lettering. It was later absorbed and became part of the GTW in the 1980's.







Thanks for looking!

Rick J

[spike]

Nice .

[c415rock]

Hi Rick,

Nice job on the D&TSL unit. One side note the D&TSL also rostered 3 SW7's #116,117,118 To GTW 6116,6117,6118 then to Louisville Scrap, in 1987.

Erik

[Randy Earle]

I think the railings and stanchions should be black. Looks very nice......I toyed with modeling that road for a while.

[dtinut]

Randy,

Nope, railings & grabs are yellow.

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Brian

[Deleted]

Sweet looking unit there DTI

[dti406]

I finally got around to finishing a second Proto GP7 that I started last year.











One of the GP7's the Detroit & Toledo Shoreline Railroad ordered in the late 40's and served until absorbed by the GTW in the 1980's. The D&TSL was jointly owned by the GT and NKP accounting for the D&TSL paint scheme closely following the NKP paint scheme. Engine started out as an undecorated Proto 2000 kit, replaced the plastic grabs and lift rings with metal ones, added the beacon, bell and firecracker antenna, then painted with Scalecoat II Black and Reefer Yellow, decaled with Herald King Decals. An oddity shared with the DT&I is the use of the winterization window on the engineer's side and just the sunshade on the fireman's side.

Thanks for looking!

[Deleted]

Nice looking unit's.

[Vlad]

Those are some good looking geeps!