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Lionel GP-9
Posted by RAVL on Friday, January 18, 2013 10:58 AM

Did Lionel produce a GP-9 (or GP-7) with six wheel trucks?  I am trying to finish a project with my son and found a donor on Ebay that is claimed to be a GP-9 chassis but it has six wheel trucks.  I spent some time researching it on the internet and couldn't find an example of such a model, but I certainly could have missed it.  Thanks for any help in advance.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, January 18, 2013 1:22 PM

The GP 7/9 had 4 wheel trucks. The SD 7/9 had 6 wheel trucks.

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Posted by rtraincollector on Friday, January 18, 2013 2:03 PM

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Did Lionel produce a GP-9 (or GP-7) with six wheel trucks?  I am trying to finish a project with my son and found a donor on Ebay that is claimed to be a GP-9 chassis but it has six wheel trucks.  I spent some time researching it on the internet and couldn't find an example of such a model, but I certainly could have missed it.  Thanks for any help in advance.

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Posted by RAVL on Friday, January 18, 2013 2:12 PM

I checked and it definitely looks like the SD-7/9 you mentioned.   You saved me some potential aggravation and expense -- thank you very much.

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Posted by sir james I on Friday, January 18, 2013 3:43 PM

Yep 6 wheel trucks were used on GPs  and that made them SDs

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Posted by Boxcar Bill on Friday, January 18, 2013 5:22 PM

They also need a shorter fuel tank.

 

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Posted by rtraincollector on Friday, January 18, 2013 7:48 PM

ray sent you private message or conversation as they call it

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