The New Haven unit is an SDP40.
Alec
i got one day left im getting more into my summer hobby airplanes!
sandy called today (former owner of the ph&d) i think he got enough pepole to buy the roundhouse.....now about that loco....
Okay, the locomotive expert has arrived! one of them, anyways...
The NH unit is an SDP40, alright...
The Santa Fe is either an FP7A or an FP9A
The BNSF unit is definitely a GP38-2.
It takes a LOT of research to be able to identify a lot of locomotives, I'd reccomend buying random specialized books. You'll learn a lot that way.
EMD model numbers are rather spastic, I have to admit, but here's a short description:
E-Series: Six-axle, dual-engined passenger behemoths, carbody units. (A1A-A1A, as said earlier!) EA-E9.
F-Series: Single-engined passenger OR freight units, depending on railroad preference and whether the unit had a steam generator. B-B trucks. FT-F9.
NW Series: Originally a descriptive name, Nine hundred horsepower, Welded frame. (As opposed to the short-lasting NC, 900HP and a cast iron frame) This model turned into the bigger brother of the SW series, with units alike to the early ALCo RS (Road Switcher) series. NW1 - NW5 (?)
SW Series: Oringinally the other EMC option to the NW, this unit instead had six hundred horses. This also evolved into a series, but was smaller and more suited to yard service. SW1-SW1500.
GP: General Purpose. Introduced in 1949, at the same time as the F7. Was for road service, and had the same internal components as the F7, so the first model was the GP7. GP7-GP60. B-B
SD: Special Duty. Also introduced in 1949. C-C (With a few exceptions) Mainly used in various forms of freight service, but some units were equipped with a steam generator for passenger service (Take the NH model earlier)
Later F series (F40-F59PHI): B-B, exclusively for passenger service. Cowl bodies.
Uh, did I miss anything?
James: The A1A...would that also be the PA series, or were they C-C? I can also bet you're thinking of the MILW/WC SDL39s...off the top of my head, I can't think of anymore, but I'm sure there are plenty of export units as well as a couple baldwins that were like that. You've got to admit, that question doesn't have a very specific answer! But considering you're a big MILW fan, I'll definitely go with the SDL39s...
Oh, and MilwaukeeRoad, that picture you posted of a GP38...it's also a dash 2!
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trainboyH16-44 wrote: James: The A1A...would that also be the PA series, or were they C-C? I can also bet you're thinking of the MILW/WC SDL39s...off the top of my head, I can't think of anymore, but I'm sure there are plenty of export units as well as a couple baldwins that were like that. You've got to admit, that question doesn't have a very specific answer! But considering you're a big MILW fan, I'll definitely go with the SDL39s...
The first person to answer and he is correct! But there was only one locomotive like that in that era. And for all I know that was the only locomotive to have the 4 powered axles and 2 idler axles. The PA has the C-C trucks and so does the Milwaukee road SDL39. The SDL39 was made for branchline services and and was not a very heavy loco. But they wanted to get some power out of it so they equipped the 6 axles with traction motors and placed a 2350 HP 567 diesel engine in it's shell. It's 100 HP more than the GP30s which were at 2250 HP. But I'm glad you knew what it was. I thought someone had to know.
Bighead- You could keep your 5 by 4 and add a 2 by 3 to the end of the layout just to give you a little more room for switching or for an engine terminal. Nothing big, just a little more room. Talk it over with your dad and see what you can do.
Happy railroading
James
Oh don't worry, there are PLENTY of locos that had A-1-A trucks! Take the RSC series! (Or were they the C-C ones, and the RSD series the A1A?)
Urgh, just trying to think about all these locos at this hour gives me a headache!
alexweiihman wrote:cant forget the RS or Road Switcher Series. Rs-3 Rs-11
trainboyH16-44 wrote: Oh don't worry, there are PLENTY of locos that had A-1-A trucks! Take the RSC series! (Or were they the C-C ones, and the RSD series the A1A?)Urgh, just trying to think about all these locos at this hour gives me a headache! alexweiihman wrote:cant forget the RS or Road Switcher Series. Rs-3 Rs-11 Welllll...I was trying to stick to EMD locos. Otherwise it would have gotten LONG!
Ya okay, and the RSC series. I... I somewhat forgot about those.... um ya. Well anyway.. My camera is on it's way. I have been tracking it the whole way..... come on... GET HERE!!!!!
I can't wait.
CMSTPP wrote: trainboyH16-44 wrote: Oh don't worry, there are PLENTY of locos that had A-1-A trucks! Take the RSC series! (Or were they the C-C ones, and the RSD series the A1A?)Urgh, just trying to think about all these locos at this hour gives me a headache! alexweiihman wrote:cant forget the RS or Road Switcher Series. Rs-3 Rs-11 Welllll...I was trying to stick to EMD locos. Otherwise it would have gotten LONG! Ya okay, and the RSC series. I... I somewhat forgot about those.... um ya. Well anyway.. My camera is on it's way. I have been tracking it the whole way..... come on... GET HERE!!!!!I can't wait. Happy railroadingJames
what kind of camera?
It is a Canon Rebel XTI SLR digital. And it should be here anytime tooooooooo....
It has 10.1 megapixels, so it should take a really clear and crisp picture.
WHY ARE YOU ALL SO SPOOOIIILEEED!?!?
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I'm still saving up for a bloody memory card right now. I am 100% sure that even with two, I will run out of space on a single long vacation...sigh.
trainboyH16-44 wrote: WHY ARE YOU ALL SO SPOOOIIILEEED!?!?[/rant]I'm still saving up for a bloody memory card right now. I am 100% sure that even with two, I will run out of space on a single long vacation...sigh.
I'm sorry! But you have so many nice pictures and some you probably haven't shown us too. See I am upgrading so I can take a decent shot in and outside of the house. But mostly for trains. What kind of a camera do you have?
I've got a Fuji S5200, and it's not quite good enough for me....lol
I might as well post some more picture here from a fanning trip I did a few weeks ago. Now, the weather didn't quite co-operate....
First, I got out a bit early to try and catch a train at my local sattelite yard in the dawn light. Unfortunately, all I got was a shut down grain DPU GEVo... I don't like the way it worked out, either!
THen it was off to the Morley Flats, at Ozada siding, a few miles west of the town/hamlet/designated native hellhole/whatever it is of Morley itself. Caught a westbound intermodal that I had seen that morning before heading west, but didn't shoot because the light was as bad as it could possibly be.
Bit of foam here...
It was passing a grain train in the hole that one of the people I was fanning with had also seen earlier, going through Calgary. Tied down and waiting for a crew...
Then it was off to Exshaw, where I FINALLY got my first glimpse of the old geep that works there! It never turns its short hood towards anywhere you can get a shot, though...
There were also the usual geeps working the yard.
We then went a mile west to the nice curve there, which is easily recogniseable for anyone with MSTS and KHP2. The two I was with went to the eastern hill, whereas I went on the Ironfan, a trek of endurance, speed, and skill. It involved scaling steep cliffs, jumping over canyons, sprinting, and avoiding herds of bloodthirsty mountain sheep. (These are no ordinary sheep, people!)
NO ORDINARY SHEEP!
And they were standing right in my path...I had to go cross-country even more, through a forest fiulled with perils and danger signs...
Eventually, I did get where I was trying to go. Nice place, too. Never been there before, but I think it worked out!
I then sprinted a fair distance up and down cliffs and over rough, broken terrain, and BARELY caught the DPU before collapsing. Too bad the shot was too backlit to make mention of....
Anyways. Oblivious to the radio chatter that my fellow foamers were hearing on the scanner, I started to head back to the car. That's when I heard...the horn.
Dash to the ROW and try to get a shot!
I think one's going to be my new signature...
The second one also turned out alright, for a wedge
Then we heard train 199 on the scanner - Westbound intermodal-type-thing. She had a bad-order unit and was trying to figure out with the RC whether she was restricted to 25MPH or not. You see, the second unit had a bad traction motor, and had that axle replace with a dummy axle at a shop so she could get back to her maintainance base in Coquitlam. Here's a shot of the truck itself...
Dashed west to Canmore to get a more acceptable shot, even though still backlit, and paced it on the way - 25MPH on the dot.
Then we headed to the new siding at Gap, and WHOAH! After waiting for a few hours with nothing on the scanner, BOOM! Five or six trains in half an hour! Of course, we also met an Osprey.
I tell you, it's hard to keep shots original at the same location through five trains...
There was another WB, but it's basically the same as the shot of CEFX 1040. Two CEFXs and two SD90s! Quite a find these days! Shows how sad railfanning has become...
Then we headed to the overpass at Seebe. (See-bee) There we got quite lucky indeed! Two SD90s roaring through with an intermodal! It was suprising, but you could see the headlight all the way down the line at the Morley Flats, through the trees - That's five or ten miles away!
Then it was back to Ozada to catch that grain train in better light. Found some weirdly coloured rails there, if anyone has ideas as to what it's for...the best I can think of is something to do with signaling blocks and current...
Then, to our suprise, another westbound popped into view!
Then we headed back, but on my bike ride back home, I caught shots of the other end of the grain train that started the post!
I hope that was enjoyable!
very nice!!!!!!! i'm not even close to buying a camra i'm still like 200 away =[ i want a camra sooo bad *sigh* i'll get one some day...
-jake