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 Posted - July 07 2008 : 10:33:31 PM
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http://railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=191825&nseq=156
Why did Southern have Alco type trucks on EMD GP35s? This engine works now for W&LE.
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Posted - July 07 2008 : 11:11:13 PM
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Hey Bud:
Good eyes, poor spelling! It's "Geeps" from GP-General Purpose.
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Posted - July 08 2008 : 12:06:33 AM
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quote:
Economics...it wasn't unusual for a road to trade in an old loc with the condition that the new loc gets dropped on the old loc's gear.
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Posted - July 08 2008 : 06:40:04 AM
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Thanks Fellas!
It's interesting to think the loco needs replaced but the trucks and traction motors are still usable. You'd think the trucks would need replaced too. I know that happens with rolling stock rebuilds like the NS Top Gons.
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Posted - July 08 2008 : 09:56:32 AM
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| Alco apparently had good trucks, traction motors, and other electricals. Where they seemed to fall short was with the prime movers. For example, railroaders really liked Alco RS's rebuilt with EMD diesels, as they got the best of both worlds, and felt they would outperform a stock EMD Geep.
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Posted - July 11 2008 : 02:56:11 AM
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The Soo Line was a purchaser of many GP-30's... But they were built with ALCO trucks from trade-ins.
Then, Wisconsin Central Ltd kept the GP-30's for a longer stretch of time.
The only thing new on the locomotives was the paint scheme.
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Posted - July 11 2008 : 12:04:30 PM
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One reason I have read was that the Alco trucks were equiped with GE traction motors. Those were viewed as being far better then the comparable motors from EMD. So a road would want to have the GE motors rebuilt and reused. Thus they save a few buck by reusing the old trucks and keep the better motors.
MP had a ton of their GP18s running on Alco trucks.
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Posted - July 11 2008 : 1:36:03 PM
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Hey Mike:
Who's "MP"?
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Posted - July 11 2008 : 2:38:00 PM
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Missouri & Pacific.... [:D]
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 Posted - July 11 2008 : 3:23:27 PM
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Thanks Martin!
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Posted - July 12 2008 : 9:16:06 PM
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The FA's were locomotives built by GE and ALCO.
I believe the same went for the PA's as well.
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Posted - September 28 2011 : 7:52:02 PM
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I Knew That Had Some, Check the Durange catalog picture post.
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