BUILD A COMMON LOCOMOTIVE AS CLOSE TO A FREIGHT LOCOMOTIVE AS POSSIBLE. EMD OR GE ENGINE. COMONALITY OF PARTS. NOT A ODD LOT LIKE THE LONG ISLAND R R OR NOW THE FLORIDA TRI RAIL. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU WRECK A FEW OR WANT TO ADD A FEW MORE. GP 38s.OR GP 40s YOU CAN ALWAYS GET A REBUILT OR BUY A FEW FOR PARTS. DONT GET TO EXOTIC.
HERBYD BUILD A COMMON LOCOMOTIVE AS CLOSE TO A FREIGHT LOCOMOTIVE AS POSSIBLE. EMD OR GE ENGINE. COMONALITY OF PARTS. NOT A ODD LOT LIKE THE LONG ISLAND R R OR NOW THE FLORIDA TRI RAIL. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU WRECK A FEW OR WANT TO ADD A FEW MORE. GP 38s.OR GP 40s YOU CAN ALWAYS GET A REBUILT OR BUY A FEW FOR PARTS. DONT GET TO EXOTIC.
Of course that was the "Industry standard" for a long time. The F40PH was essentially a cowl unit version of a GP40-2. The reason that the newer units are no longer built on road switcher frames is to make them lighter and more fuel efficient..
"I Often Dream of Trains"-From the Album of the Same Name by Robyn Hitchcock
Are the MPI EMD-powered MP36 and 40 commuter still cowels, or do the MPI's utilized a monocoque structure?
What about the EMD F59PHIs?
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