This is DLM 743, an ex-BN F-45 that in 1984 belonged to Doyle McCormack of 4449 fame. Shown at the then SP Brooklyn (Portland) roundhouse, it is painted to a New York Central painting diagram in SP Daylight colors and numbered in honor of a favorite Nickel Plate Berk. Tom
Wow, any Full Cowl EMD is good in my book, prototype paint scheme or not. Just goes to show model RR'ers are not the only guys painting fantasy schemes! Nothing is stranger than the prototype...
I got yer oddball diesel RIGHT HERE! Maine Narrow Gauge RR GE 23-tonner 1, Portland, ME, April 1, 2006.
Although it is listed as a GP-9m, Mt hood's GP is actually an ex SP GP9 that was delivered with a low short hood. SP 5872-5891 (original numbers) and a few Phelps Dodge units were the only GP-9's built with low short hoods, and were delivered about the same time UP and AT&SF were taking delivery of SD-24's with the same feature. Tom
Maine Narrow Gauge RR GE 23-tonner 1, Portland, ME, April 1, 2006. :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: Boxcab E50
At one time, there was a privately owned ex-BN (Nee-NP) GP that was down on the Mount Hood. What ever happened to it? :teeth: Boxcab E50
The Hood River railroad has at least 2 GP-9s. Both have 48" fans and are thus late models. Here's number 89 They run both the regular passenger train and also a Dinner train. I think they may have 3 units. Here's me and the wife in front of the Dinner train. Here's number 88 pushing the passenger train across the Hood river just southeast of downtown Hood river. You'll notice the sloped nose betraying her as a factory low nose as opposed to #89's straight nose.
The unit I'm thinking of, was an ex-BN (nee-NP) that had been used on their old Palouse & Lewiston Lines. Can't think of it's BN number right now. But seems as though it was NP 567. (Should have been a GP7.) Had a somewhat oversized plow on the Front end. Was supposedly moved down to that operation when it was in it's earlier days of operation. Circa 1987? Boxcab E50
Back to dinky-size, these two examples from Maine: Shot these little guys at the Maine Narrow Gauge RR Museum in Portland, ME in 4-1-06. Yes, they're set up for 2-foot gauge, but I don't know if they're operational.
