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Eastern Railroad Discussion > Great Smokey Mountains "new" GP30 (newly painted)Date: 03/24/17 21:37 Great Smokey Mountains "new" GP30 (newly painted) Author: lapklub Great Smokey Mountains Railway has painted their fromer Santa Fe GP30 that has been running around in blue and yellow since they aquirred it. It made it's first run on Friday (Mar 24) from Bryson City to Dillsboro (NC) and return. The weather was kinda crappy but she looks very nice! The GSMR crew did a very nice job on her.
Photo 1 - Coming around the curve into Dillsboro after passing the GSMR shops passing the tender of Southern 722 which is in the shop. Photo 2 - After arriving in Dillsboro the power cut off and was running around the train to make the run back to Bryson City after about an hour and a half layover so the passengers can visit the shops in Dillsboro. It was the sole power today so they ran LHF back to Bryson City. Thanks for looking Mike Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/26/17 13:33 by lapklub. Date: 03/24/17 21:38 Re: Great Smokey Mountains "new" GP30 (newly painted) Author: SCKP187 Nice attractive paint scheme. Good to see the older units being used and taken care of.
Brian Stevens Date: 03/25/17 01:53 Re: Great Smokey Mountains "new" GP30 (newly painted) Author: ClubCar Does anyone know the history of that open car behind the locomotive? Is this the car that operated with the Chessie Steam Safety Express Train?
Thanks. Date: 03/25/17 05:14 Re: Great Smokey Mountains "new" GP30 (newly painted) Author: jmbreitigan Impressive.
Date: 03/25/17 06:40 Re: Great Smokey Mountains "new" GP30 (newly painted) Author: ns1000 Very nice!!
Date: 03/25/17 08:21 Re: Great Smokey Mountains "new" GP30 (newly painted) Author: aehouse ClubCar Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Does anyone know the history of that open car > behind the locomotive? Is this the car that > operated with the Chessie Steam Safety Express > Train? > Thanks. It is the car from the Chessie Safety Express, a kitbash of a former "Phoebe Snow" coach; the car was built as DL&W 311 renumbered by EL 1311. Art House Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/25/17 08:26 by aehouse. Date: 03/25/17 11:21 Re: Great Smokey Mountains "new" GP30 (newly painted) Author: ClubCar aehouse Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > ClubCar Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Does anyone know the history of that open car > > behind the locomotive? Is this the car that > > operated with the Chessie Steam Safety Express > > Train? > > Thanks. > > It is the car from the Chessie Safety Express, a > kitbash of a former "Phoebe Snow" coach; the car > was built as DL&W 311 renumbered by EL 1311. > Art House Thank you so much Art House. I thought that it might be that car as the car was one of the ex-Long Island Cars (Phoebe Snow coach) that RRP purchased that had some fire damage and they sold it to the Chessie System who in turn took it down to Huntington, W.V. and converted it into the open car as you see it. For a time it was used at the B&O R.R. Museum in Baltimore and then it just disappeared from the area. I'm glad to know that it still exists. John Date: 03/25/17 12:14 Re: Great Smokey Mountains "new" GP30 (newly painted) Author: algoma11 What a beauty!
Mike Bannon St Catharines, ON Date: 03/26/17 07:07 Re: Great Smokey Mountains "new" GP30 (newly painted) Author: PatternOfFailure Whew, decent colors but what a tasteless design.
Date: 03/26/17 10:28 Re: Great Smokey Mountains "new" GP30 (newly painted) Author: garr Looks nice, definitely better than the blue, red, and yellow.
Jay Date: 03/26/17 13:39 Re: Great Smokey Mountains "new" GP30 (newly painted) Author: lapklub Thank you for Image of the Day! It was a crappy day weather wise but I was there and it was the first run since being painted, so I tried to make the best of it. With spring here there will be some nice opportunities to get some more shots with some spring color.
Mike |