GN A GN diesel relic, rare find in OR

friscobob Jan 10, 2007

  1. friscobob

    friscobob Staff Member

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    For you GN people, here's a shot of not only a GN diesel, but one of only ten like it ever built by EMD. And it hasn't been scrapped!!
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    Shot this extremely rare NW5 on a siding on the Oregon Pacific in Milwaukie, OR, while en route to chase & shoot 4449. It shares the property with other diesel oddballs.

    While still wearing a ragged-looking BN paint job, it still has the unique metalwork on one end.

    The NW5 was an attempt by EMD to come up with a low-horsepower roadswitcher type, and was built before the BL2.
     
  2. HemiAdda2d

    HemiAdda2d Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Wow, that is a rare catch--I didn't know any still existed!:D:D
     
  3. Flash Blackman

    Flash Blackman TrainBoard Member

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    Rare, rare, rare indeed! :thumbs_up:
     
  4. DanRaitz

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  5. HemiAdda2d

    HemiAdda2d Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Very cool! What other single-railroad engine built that long ago has 20% of its members still intact? Not any I can think of. Well, I guess a UP Centennial would fit that bill, several are preserved.
     
  6. Kurt Moose

    Kurt Moose TrainBoard Member

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    Ooooh! Nice find! That used to sit up at Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad for a long time. She would be a nice restoration project for someone with a few buck!!(Doyle, are ya' listening?:rolleyes:) It would make a nice partner for his GN F-unit! :teeth:
     
  7. Jim Wiggin

    Jim Wiggin Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Nice catch of a rare subject, thanks for posting.
     
  8. GNFA310

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    Nice find .. hopefully it will see restoration. :shade:

    In the meantime #192 has been around awhile and is well taken care of.

    Also check out some other GN diesels here:

    http://www.gngoat.org/diesels.htm

    Have Fun! :teeth:
     
  9. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    I wonder if it's been re-engined? A missing stack, The remaining one looks to be moved. The hood appears to have been changed.

    Was it's BN number 987?

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  10. BoxcabE50

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    Speaking of rare GN diesels, how many NW3 units survive? One here. Others?

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  11. SDP45

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  13. Delamaize

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    Make that 3!

    Make that 3, these guys have one too, as of 2005. it is in rough shape, and rinda burried in the back of their lot, I have some pics somewere. here is the link.
    http://www.frrm.org/

    and about half way down, it is on their roster list.
    http://www.frrm.org/roster.shtml

    Side note, these guys do a "rent a loco" service, you can opperate either their GE 44 ton switcher, A former PRR RS3 or a former US Army GP7. I opted for the RS3, but the control stand was haywire, so I settled for the GP7. http://www.frrm.org/information.shtml (About half way down the page)

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  14. HemiAdda2d

    HemiAdda2d Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Here's that one, Whitefish, MT:

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  15. BoxcabE50

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    Nice paint scheme. reminds me of earlier RRs. Such as L&N or NC&St.L? The trucks seem unusual. AAR Type "B" on a GP?

    :D

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  16. BoxcabE50

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    A memorial to the late Ken Good. Who was quite involved with this display.

    :sad:

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  17. friscobob

    friscobob Staff Member

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    Ken:

    Those are AAR Type A (switcher) trucks. IIRC, the paint scheme is reminiscent of the NC&StL, which had Geeps. I think they came with switcher trucks- a recent issue of Railfan & Railroad had an arrticle on L&N GP7s with switcher trucks.

    Here's another example, one I shot in Milwaukie last month:

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    Oregon Pacific GP7 1810, with a unique cab front and (if you look close) switcher trucks.

    This was just 1/4 mile from where I shot the NW5, BTW
     
  18. DanRaitz

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    Sorry, But those are AAR type B trucks under #1810. They are the same trucks used under ALCo and GE road diesels. A couple of idendifying features are the 2 brake cylinders and leaf springs in the center, you don't see them on the switcher trucks.

    Dan
     
  19. friscobob

    friscobob Staff Member

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    Went back & looked- you're correct. They are Type Bs. However, when this GP7 was built, it did come with Type A switcher trucks, and was later re-trucked.
     

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