NSDASH9
October 1st, 2000, 06:32 PM
At 10:19 AM 10/1/2000 -0400, jrmay49@juno.com wrote:
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I am sitting here looking at a photo of the GP59 http://www.morscher.com/rr/1992/19920614_01.jpg) and wondering what differences exist on these units versus the GP50. I know that the frame length, PM, and HP differ accordingly, but what about the tall and short access doors? I have not found conclusive evidence to confirm if the doors are in fact the same or otherwise. And how does the GP60 play into
all of this?
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Being that the GP59's were built with the smaller 12-cylinder engine, the engine compartment is smaller. This affects the total number of tall doors on each side of the carbody. The GP59 has 8 tall doors per side, as compared to 10 tall doors per side on the GP50 and GP60, both models which were equipped with the larger 16-cylinder engine. Since the long hood on the GP59 and GP60 are basically the same length, the extra room not used for the larger engine compartment is used for a larger generator
compartment. This can be noted by the larger blank area between the cab and inertial filters on the GP59. Also, because of the smaller engine compartment, the dynamic brake hatch is also smaller on the GP59.
Some other differences on the NS units, the production GP59 units were equipped with a 3500 gallon fuel tank, while the former EMD demonstrators were equipped with a 3100 gallon fuel tank. All of the NS GP60's were
delivered with 4000 gallon tanks. As you are probably already aware, the ex-EMD demo units have the unique aerodynamic cabs with rounded edges. Also, the demo units utilized the more traditional style of dynamic brake hatch, compared to the larger styles used on the production GP59 and
GP60's. The NS production GP59's and one demo unit (NS 4606/former EMD 8) were setup with a bi-directional control stand with the long hood designated as the front. The other two GP59 demo units (NS 4607-4608/EMD 9-10) and all of the NS GP60's were built with a single control stand with the short hood designated as the front.
Feel free to let me know if you have any further questions.
Regards,
Chris Toth
>>>>>>>
I am sitting here looking at a photo of the GP59 http://www.morscher.com/rr/1992/19920614_01.jpg) and wondering what differences exist on these units versus the GP50. I know that the frame length, PM, and HP differ accordingly, but what about the tall and short access doors? I have not found conclusive evidence to confirm if the doors are in fact the same or otherwise. And how does the GP60 play into
all of this?
>>>>>
Being that the GP59's were built with the smaller 12-cylinder engine, the engine compartment is smaller. This affects the total number of tall doors on each side of the carbody. The GP59 has 8 tall doors per side, as compared to 10 tall doors per side on the GP50 and GP60, both models which were equipped with the larger 16-cylinder engine. Since the long hood on the GP59 and GP60 are basically the same length, the extra room not used for the larger engine compartment is used for a larger generator
compartment. This can be noted by the larger blank area between the cab and inertial filters on the GP59. Also, because of the smaller engine compartment, the dynamic brake hatch is also smaller on the GP59.
Some other differences on the NS units, the production GP59 units were equipped with a 3500 gallon fuel tank, while the former EMD demonstrators were equipped with a 3100 gallon fuel tank. All of the NS GP60's were
delivered with 4000 gallon tanks. As you are probably already aware, the ex-EMD demo units have the unique aerodynamic cabs with rounded edges. Also, the demo units utilized the more traditional style of dynamic brake hatch, compared to the larger styles used on the production GP59 and
GP60's. The NS production GP59's and one demo unit (NS 4606/former EMD 8) were setup with a bi-directional control stand with the long hood designated as the front. The other two GP59 demo units (NS 4607-4608/EMD 9-10) and all of the NS GP60's were built with a single control stand with the short hood designated as the front.
Feel free to let me know if you have any further questions.
Regards,
Chris Toth