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!! 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.
That makes at least 2 still in existence. The Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, MN has one also, that is used to pull their excursion trains. http://www.northshorescenicrailroad.org/Home/Home.asp Dan
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.
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?) It would make a nice partner for his GN F-unit! :teeth:
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:
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? Boxcab E50
One went to A E Staley, the 179, and was operational as of 2004. Photos of it here: http://www.greatnorthernempire.net/index2.htm?GNEGNDieselRosterNW3.htm
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)
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? Boxcab E50
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: 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
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
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.