GP38's

GP38's are pretty much gone from NS. but when I went though my old photos, I did find that I had quite a few pics. I will share them here with you.

A lot of GP38's were sold off and now work for short lines. Many GP38AC's have been rebuilt and still ply the NS rails as GP38-2's.

Harold

[ July 01, 2005, 07:19 PM: Message edited by: chessie ]

 

Here is the class unit: NS 2717!



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Here is the same unit, coupled to its next numbered unit:


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Here's # 2718 in an earlier photo:


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Still in its classy Southern paint scheme, here's # 2719:


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Same unit, now repainted into NS:


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Here's another unit, at the fuel racks in Raleigh:


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Here's # 2721, shot almost 20 years ago ! Yikes, I must be dating myself!


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A couple of years later and now repainted:


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Another unit in NS paint:


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Very nice!

Do you happen to have #2758 or 2761 in your collection? I have the n-scale version of those. Be interesting to compare to the real thing.

 

wow, I didn't realize the SOU units had the short fuel tank. no need to bother trying to model that!!

Ed Dillard

 

Ed,
I forgot about that feature! The Southern units were delivered with the small fuel tanks in an effort ot keep weight down. I think the small tanks were replaced with larger ones from SD35's when they were retired.

Harold

 

As luck would have it, I don't have pictures of those two units. I will get around to posting the units I do have.

Harold

 

O.K.... continuing on with the series,,


Here is # 2724



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The next unit:



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This one is still in Southern paint:



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Here's a better view of the small fuel tank:


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Here's the next unit, # 2728 still in SOuthern paint, at the fuel racks in Raleigh (won't need much 0


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A before and after, now repainted!


Harold