That first photo has great detail for modellers 2802 with the short fuel tank looks very strange - lots of wasted space Was this done to keep the weight down?
Yep, 1600g tanks were an option use to lower unit weight to allow use on light branches. Note that all of NS/SOU early GP38s have been retrofitted with paper air filters... it appears from the shadows that the first shot of 2800 was when it has an oil filter
I believe that the GP38's ordered by the "original" Norfolk Southern were low nosed units that were actually high nosed after they were acquired by the Southern RR. Harold
They were... they also lacked dynamic brakes... an option that Southern didn't retrofit... When I said NS/SOU I meant NS former SOU...
I saw a GP18 not long ago in modern NS paint, but under the number it had NS as reporting marks. Makes one wonder... I do know that the original NS had low nose 18s, and that Southern high-hooded them. Speaking of original NS, I love those Baldwins!
SOU 2809: Bell on the long hood but no horn? Set up short hood first? Looks like the "F" is on the long hood.
Hmmm... good question. I'll have to go back to my "archives" and see if it indeed has no horn or if my photo just has it "cut off". Harold
Harold: I think the horn is on the far side, out of sight. Interesting that there is often a five chime horn on the long hood and a three chime horn on the short hood. I have a picture of a NS GP40 (Morehead City, NC) with five chime horns on both ends and bells on both ends, too. There were a lot of different configurations.
