CP GP9u

[faraway]

Got a Walthers CP GP9u and put the shell on a drive with DCC decoder I did some years ago for the St. Marries. It is a nice runner. Not perfect but for the price a good drive and Zimo decoders love it to teach little motors good behavior.
IMG_4750 by faraway52, on Flickr

My challenge is the shell. The Walthers shell is extreme generic and I have to do a lot of modifications to get it roughly into a CP engine. Let's see how far it gets with my capabilities and without ordering parts from Eric.
IMG_4756 by faraway52, on Flickr

I see many prototype CP GP9u on photos done in this century without ditch lights. I understood ditch light are a Canadian invention and they are mandatory. Is that an indication the engines are used within larger yards only without level crossing and/or no need to run faster than 20 mph?.

There is a similar project at the diesel detailer http://dieseldetailer.proboards.com/thre...ct-ongoing. In fact did that project trigger my interest in the Walthers CP GP9u. I am "borrowing" something there

At the end of the first day.
IMG_4758 by faraway52, on Flickr