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[Anonymous]

[#welcome]Please vote for your favorite high hood diesel locomotive. My favorite has to be the C628, which was sold to the Chicago & Northwestern in 1973 and wore yellow and green paint until retired in 1990.

[michaelstevens]

GP9 -- my first US HO model was a GN GP9, back in the early 80's. Its in the shop right now, for a new splined drive shaft -- the UJ clip broke off.
Also I used to love watching and hearing the pair of SOO Line 9's, working the Ford Plant job, when I lived in St. Paul, back then -- do they still have those GP9's anybody ?

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by michaelstevens

GP9 -- my first US HO model was a GN GP9, back in the early 80's. Its in the shop right now, for a new splined drive shaft -- the UJ clip broke off.
Also I used to love watching and hearing the pair of SOO Line 9's, working the Ford Plant job, when I lived in St. Paul, back then -- do they still have those GP9's anybody ?

While I don't know exactly what happened to them since I live in eastern Pennsylvania, I know CP Rail has zero tolerance for older first generation Geeps. Only three ex- Soo Line GP9 exist, (as of 2002) and that number could have dropped

[Anonymous]

I am from Georgia, and old Southern high-hood SD-40s are all over these rails!
TM223

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

C420, especially in Monon colors on the Thoroughbred in its last years. It's interesting to see Monon spending the money on the steam generator option for two of its C420's, even though the Thoroughbred was already on its last legs.

[ValorStorm]

I'm a fan of low short hoods. But I love high-nose SD9s. I think they remind me of my mom.

[Anonymous]

High nose GP35. Guilford still operates them and every once and a while they show up locally.