An odd conversion...

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And there are the HO GP-9s converted to HOn3. These aren't really free-lance to me, they are cartoon world creations.

I haven't seen any documentation of a GP9 being converted to narrow gauge, but......

Right, there are some modern diesels...especially in the meter gauge world, but for a while there was someone trying to sell on ebay a variety of standard Athearn HO locomotives he'd converted to HOn3...all Rio Grande locomotives...I don't think he ever sold them. They were ugly...and he wanted much $$$ for them. I think one was a GP9. At some point, you might as well just letter up one of Lionel's 2-6-4s for your freelance road.

I'd love to know if their is some particular reason that meter gauge, despite being only around 3" wider than 3' gauge, developed so much more like standard gauge than 3' did. I wonder how much of it was due to the lack of desire to invest in 3' gauge...as opposed to what advantage their was in the extra 3" of space.