GP38-2

[southernalco]

When did EMD switch from the  81" to the 88"  nose on the GP38-2's?  Also, looking at a few pictures of the first 9 Southern GP38-2's they seem to share the same carbody / radiator / fan spacing as the earlier GP38 and GP38AC's.  Can anyone advise.

 

Thanks,

 SouthernAlco

[Andrew Falconer]

Jane's World Railways books from the 1970's and 1980's are one source for that sort of builder information. They could be found using Library Loan programs.

Andrew

[Andrew Falconer]

Since EMD changed to 88" noses on the SD40-2 in December 1976, it would be reasonable to say that the change to 88" noses happened about the same time on all their models.

Andrew

[trainfan1221]

Pretty much.. Oddly if you weren't told about this you don't particularly notice that the size is different.  Now the "Snoot" nose models are a different story.

[Lyon_Wonder]

Very early production GP38-2s had the same radiators and body style as the GP38, then quickly moved to the single radiators.