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chessie
February 6th, 2004, 05:28 AM
This is one of my favorite Southern locos... the first time I saw this loco, I thought it was an SD45... then I saw the "B" trucks.... but there was no GP45 tongue.gif
http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/images/SOU7002.jpg

It is actually a GP40X... the forerunner of the GP50. I wish they had kept the flared radiators graemlins/wink.gif

Harold
chessie
February 6th, 2004, 05:30 AM
Here's a shot of the radiator area:
http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/images/SOU7002a.jpg

Harold
SLR 393
February 6th, 2004, 06:06 AM
Two of those ended up on the St. Lawrence & Atlantic - chop nosed and now listed as GP-40-3's
http://www.railimages.com/albums/brianfons/acn.sized.jpg
chessie
February 7th, 2004, 04:18 AM
At least they are still in use.... Too bad to see that they "ruined" the nose tongue.gif

Harold
Alan
February 7th, 2004, 06:25 AM
Not a very good picture, but here is one I saw at bakersfield, CA in 1998

http://www.railimages.com/albums/alancurtis/acn.sized.jpg
chessie
February 7th, 2004, 07:28 AM
YES!!!!!!!!!!! Long hood foreward,,, the way the Southern Rwy meant for them to be!

Harold
friscobob
February 11th, 2004, 06:30 AM
I would like to think what you shot were GP40Xs, the GP50 predecessor/demonstrator model. UP also had 'em with some sort of experimental B-truck.

Good shots, BTW, Harold & Alan.
chessie
February 14th, 2004, 06:18 AM
Yes, the GP40X was a "minor" unit.... I think SP, SF, and Southern had them... Did I miss anyone?

Harold