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#1
June 27th, 2009, 11:05 PM
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What in the world is this? Locomotive Unveiling.
Beautiful day out today. While I sat out watching the local yard, I spotted a very interesting little thing shoving cars back and fourth. I grabbed my camera and hit the road.
I caught first glimpse as it shoved a line of box cars into an industrial siding. Whatever it is, it had no trouble with the load, which was surprising considering it's size. 
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#2
June 27th, 2009, 11:14 PM
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After that shove, the little thing disappeared but later returned running a string of cabooses through town. This is probably the most unique train I've ever seen.
It returned from wherever it dropped the cabooses off within about an hour, and picked up the box cars from earlier today. I chased it out of town some and caught it across a ridge in the valley. I figured I'd sit there for a while to see if it would return. My instincts were dead on, and about 45 minutes later, a short coal drag came my way with our little shorty in the lead. I followed it back into town where it exchanged the coal for a mixed freight. From there it left heading down into the canyon and that's the last I saw of it. So what in the world could this thing be? It looks to be a GP50 with it's guts chopped out and stitched back up. I was able to get up close enough and I could tell it has a B-2 truck arrangement and for its size, it can sure pull a load! Any guess as to what one would call this little thing?
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#3
June 28th, 2009, 12:49 AM
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The little engine that could?
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#4
June 28th, 2009, 12:53 AM
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GP50/2...NOT GP50-2...
Since "/" on a PC is used as the symbol for "divide"...it would make "/2" one half and the thing a 'half of a GP50'... In other words...a ' Slash 2 '...NOT a ' Dash 2 "...LOL. .  * You say "Antagonist" like its a bad thing * Thnxs...George Proud owner of : T.H.E.R.R. "There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
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#5
June 28th, 2009, 01:07 AM
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Quote:
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#8
June 28th, 2009, 01:31 AM
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Well, if you leave 'em out in rain, then the sun comes out, they tend to shrink?
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#9
June 28th, 2009, 01:59 AM
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Some people have too much free time on their hands, you need to find a hobby.
 Seriously, with all the Green Goats, Gensets and the like being built with bit and pieces of old locomotives, something like this would not be inconceivable. 
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