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Post by crow5444 on Oct 14, 2012 23:47:37 GMT -5
The BN was going for a GP50B but that was changed to the B30-7AB booster units made by GE and the AT&SF also had in the works was a F40PH with a full tank but got replaced with the GP60M the GP60B before it was made was a GE Dash8-40B cabless.
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Post by poweredby251 on Oct 22, 2012 22:18:08 GMT -5
One I have thought of, and has not been listed, was the Wabash C-424's. Ordered by a Mexican road (NdeM comes to mind) but not delivered. Purchased by Wabash and operated at first as trailing units only because the in cab labeling and guages were all in Spanish.
John
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Post by along on Nov 7, 2012 15:44:07 GMT -5
Josh I'm curious. where did you find that information on the SCL wanting the L&N to acquire SD45-2"s. I've always loved those units and would like to model a couple of them for the L&N that I could say were based on real fact instead of whatif. Thanks, Andrew.
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Post by MitchGDRMCo on Nov 7, 2012 19:29:26 GMT -5
I'm just wondering, has anyone built a model of or know if EMD ever designed a SD70MAC with the flares and cab (possibly isolated version?) from the phase 2 SD70Ms NS, UP and Vale in Brazil have?
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Post by Jack Napier on Nov 14, 2012 15:55:42 GMT -5
I'm just wondering, has anyone built a model of or know if EMD ever designed a SD70MAC with the flares and cab (possibly isolated version?) from the phase 2 SD70Ms NS, UP and Vale in Brazil have? CSX has a number of SD70MAC's that were fitted with isolated cabs and flared radiators.
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Post by MitchGDRMCo on Nov 14, 2012 19:28:41 GMT -5
Thats not quite what I was asking, I mean the squarer Phase 2 cabs that were used on NS, UP and EFC SD70Ms.
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Post by antlorch on Nov 15, 2012 7:58:52 GMT -5
Your answer would be ,yes the 70MAC's (CSX and AlaskaRR) had the Flares as seen in the picture above. No phase2 cabs where used on the 70MAC's at all. I dont think the phase2 cab even had an option for it to be isolated.
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Post by MitchGDRMCo on Nov 15, 2012 8:41:35 GMT -5
The answer would be no, "flares and cab" not "flares or cab" is what I asked and so far I haven't come up with anything....being that this is in the freelance section I was hoping there might be a model atleast roaming around...
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Post by Jack Napier on Dec 22, 2012 19:40:22 GMT -5
BN wanted a second batch of SD60M's, but EMD convinced them to hold off on any new locomotive orders until the SD70MAC came out.
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Post by MitchGDRMCo on Jan 26, 2013 3:36:01 GMT -5
I know this is ordered but cancelled thread but....were there any thoughts at GE to using a cab like this on a hood locomotive before the Dash-8s? I've grafted the front of the U30CG cab onto a U30C.
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Post by Packer on Jan 26, 2013 19:18:07 GMT -5
The closest I can think of was the BQ23-7... Other than that, IDK
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2013 7:11:59 GMT -5
I know this is ordered but cancelled thread but....were there any thoughts at GE to using a cab like this on a hood locomotive before the Dash-8s? I've grafted the front of the U30CG cab onto a U30C. That's actually a good one for this thread, although not real I am sure the idea must have been batted around the GE plant at some point. Obviously it was never followed through but would look at home next to SD40-2W's I bet!
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Post by Jack Napier on Jan 27, 2013 13:50:38 GMT -5
I know this is ordered but cancelled thread but....were there any thoughts at GE to using a cab like this on a hood locomotive before the Dash-8s? I've grafted the front of the U30CG cab onto a U30C. From what I've read, the "Q" cab was offered as an option on all Dash-7's; but I don't recall it ever being offered (or even considered) for the Dash-8 line.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2013 16:08:58 GMT -5
I think by the time the Dash-8 line arrived the Q-cab would be outmoded. This was an alternative to the caboose, long gone by the era of the Dash-8.
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Post by jmlaboda on Jan 28, 2013 7:14:21 GMT -5
"AT&SF also had in the works was a F40PH with a full tank but got replaced with the GP60M the GP60B before it was made was a GE Dash8-40B cabless."
I find this statement to be quite dd and unusual, especially so since there was nothing specific in their operations that would benefit from a F40PH being used (i.e.: no passenger trains). I can't help but to question the validity of this since it would have been gained considerably more by acquiring GP40-2s instead. While the P40PH proved to be a good locomotive for passenger operations the model really was not suitable for freight operations in a number of ways.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2013 7:25:45 GMT -5
"AT&SF also had in the works was a F40PH with a full tank but got replaced with the GP60M the GP60B before it was made was a GE Dash8-40B cabless." I find this statement to be quite dd and unusual, especially so since there was nothing specific in their operations that would benefit from a F40PH being used (i.e.: no passenger trains). I can't help but to question the validity of this since it would have been gained considerably more by acquiring GP40-2s instead. While the P40PH proved to be a good locomotive for passenger operations the model really was not suitable for freight operations in a number of ways. Maybe they were just looking for something along the lines of the F45/FP45 to go in the super fleet?? Sent from my GT-I9100 using proboards
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Post by MitchGDRMCo on Jan 28, 2013 7:28:59 GMT -5
That's all I could think of too, a B-B B-unit to go with the F45/FP45s.
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Post by NS91 on Jan 28, 2013 17:48:46 GMT -5
I wonder what paint scheme the Southern F9's would have been the black or the green.
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Post by spike on Feb 6, 2013 18:41:16 GMT -5
I saw an article about Santa Fe's GP60M development. They were trying to somewhat copy the SD50F. They wanted a carbody unit, but it would have been overweight for a 4comfortable axle unit.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2013 7:00:08 GMT -5
Did anybody entertain EMD's 49 series on a six axle frame? I often wonder what an SD49 would look like: SD50 with porches, SD50 with three foot unused space behind the cab, straight SD50 (akin to a phase I GP39-2 that was in a GP38-2 body) or more SD50S?
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