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A trio of Canadian National passenger locomotives from three different manufacturers are spotted at Leetown.On the outside track is Montreal Locomotive Works FPA4 6766,in the middle Canadian Locomotive Company CPA-16-5 6705 and on the inside track General Motors Diesel Division FP9A 6538.
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Mr Nutbar,
With all due respect, 6538 is a funny looking GP9A.
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BR60103 Wrote:Mr Nutbar,
With all due respect, 6538 is a funny looking GP9A.
Yeah, looks like a misplaced typing finger is responsible, as that's an FP9A.
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If they had a Baldwin Shark, you could have the whole line-up of cab units....
Side question,
Is MLW to ALCO
what CLW is to Fairbanks-Morse?
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Green_Elite_Cab Wrote:.....Side question,
Is MLW to ALCO
what CLW is to Fairbanks-Morse?
I think that both Canadian companies were originally simply licensees of their American counterparts, but they may have eventually become subsidiaries.
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wayne - wikipedia says GMD was created as a subsidiary of general motors in order to avoid import tariffs.
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OOPS :oops: :oops: :oops: --- thanks for your help Doc
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Nicely-done modifications, Dave.
Pilot alterations
do require care and extra effort.
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Thanks Wayne. I think this massive locomotive looks neat with that little tender. The enginemen on the PRR often complained that the locomotives designed and built at Altoona were magnificent but unable to perform to their full potential due to the size of their tenders. The M1 was one of the first classes on the PRR system to address the problem on a large scale with long haul tenders, but not until many were fitted with restrictive tenders like the one I retrofitted to 6743.
I was amazed at how much effort was involved with the pilot swap. It is not a modification I will be likely to repeat.
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Our layout featured in some major magazine back in the days. The first picture is famously referred as the "Model Railroader Shot" among club members.
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***** Original Post corrected by EDIT ****
:oops: I should have caught that sooner ! :oops:
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