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Yesterday, a friend and his wife from out of town and I went up to Portola Rail Museum and rented the GP9 for an hour to have the experience of running a GP9. You have to reserve one of the engines ahead of time so we wanted an F unit, but all three are being serviced for different problems so we used the ex SP GP9 2873 painted in the merger paint that never was. SP/SF They get the engine warmed up before you get there and the enjoyment starts as soon as you get on the engine. The mars lights are still mounted on that unit both on the front and rear so it is a nice engine. I do not have a web page to post pictures, but we took many shots and you cannot believe the smiles on our faces as we took turns at the throttle. The simple show you the details and certainly watch over you, but from the other seats after they get comfortable with your running. The real excitement started when Peter released the brakes and started west on our first trip. I am sitting in the fireman’s seat and watching him run and outside on the main the 1983 Heritage unit was pulling into the yard for a crew change. It was unbelievable to be riding in a GP9 and take a picture of the new SD70Ace outside. We continued to run the GP9 for an hour and then caught the 1983 in the yard later waiting for a crew. That museum is really tops for Diesels and operation. They are not number one like Hertz, but you can rent a locomotive and run it to your delight. WOW, if you have ever wanted to do this and live in Northern California, I would highly recommend this option. We got to run it about seven times around the loop and absolutely enjoyed the experience to the maximum. And by the way, His wife got to run it also. Just do it if you ever wanted to run a diesel.
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