Canadian Railroads > CP GP-20Eco First one out folks

And it is striking!!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/01/12 18:16 by Charls.

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Too cool!

I like it!

Soo6058

If we could just go back to Action Red... PLEASE!

J.

J.Ferris Wrote:
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> If we could just go back to Action Red... PLEASE!
>
> J.


I agree....and bring back the multi-mark! Thats just TOO much red. VERY interesting looking locomotive!

Apparently centering the lettering on the hood and the cabside were going to cost extra design hours.

OK, the "class" unit 2200 is where?
Would have thought the class unit or at least the very first of the series would have had a few extra bits such as white painted rims on the wheels for the builder's view.
Maybe close the side window?

Some other questions...

any air conditioning?
Yes these are local power however the way summer has been
becoming hotter and hotter a cool crew is a happier crew.

And location of radio antenna?

And of the scrapped motive power, what was rebuilt and
used in the construction of these darlings?

Thumper Wrote:
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> And of the scrapped motive power, what was rebuilt
> and
> used in the construction of these darlings?

The trucks were overhauled and reused, and the old traction motors provided cores for the remanufactured traction motors used on these locomotives.

Every thing else is new I believe

Posted from Android

Don't see any air horns.

tomstp Wrote:
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> Don't see any air horns.

You can see the tops of the horns just ahead of the Dynamic fan.

These have what 710 in them? Generating what HP? I like them, its a modern Geep. Who would have guessed 10-15 years ago that EMD would offer such a program today. If the customer didnt have a core to rebuild doesn't EMD offer this as a completely new unit as well?

I understand they are 2000 HP 8 cyl 710's

Mike Bannon
St Catharines, ON

SOO6617 Wrote:
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> The trucks were overhauled and reused, and the old
> traction motors provided cores for the
> remanufactured traction motors used on these
> locomotives.

Is the platform (frame) resued?

daniel

Pretty big stretch to call these rebuilds. They have new frames and in my world that makes them new units. Muncie is probably crawling with them right now and delivery of the first ones should be any day.

Bill Miller
Galt, ON

I want to see inside of one! Run a pair at work and see what they're like!

Thumper Wrote:
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> OK, the "class" unit 2200 is where?
> Would have thought the class unit or at least the
> very first of the series would have had a few
> extra bits such as white painted rims on the
> wheels for the builder's view.
> Maybe close the side window?
>
> Some other questions...
>
> any air conditioning?
> Yes these are local power however the way summer
> has been
> becoming hotter and hotter a cool crew is a
> happier crew.
>
> And location of radio antenna?
>
> And of the scrapped motive power, what was rebuilt
> and
> used in the construction of these darlings?


These are most likely like NS's new Admiral Cab SD40-2's where the air conditioning unit is under the cab floor. If there are louvers on the equipment door below the cab on the other side of the locomotive then, yes they probably have AC on them.

Looks like a lego-locomotive. :-/


Brian H.

It looks like the new frame has a new anti-climber on it...

What WAS it?

SantaFeRuss