04-04-2009, 10:52 PM
Ohhh... They are handsome engines. 
A 1950's nut like me is likely to love a GP7/9. I found out what those "torpedo tubes" look like for the first time thru this thread.
In my roster, I have the Atlas GP7 in SF colors. It's the one that also looks like a GP9. After browsing the internet, I think the SF GP7's were all initially painted in the black and silver zebra stripes. So those first used in SF passenger and freight service were initially in the said paint scheme. One of the most distinguishable differences between the freight and passenger SF GP7s is probably the "torpedo tube." My GP7 does not have a torpedo tube, and its identification number was used in freight service, but I'll put it in passenger service if I suddenly have the interest of having another passenger train.
The Atlas model is a good silent crawler and runner, probably better than an Athearn Genesis. My Athearn Genesis F7A seems to have better details, though.
It's time for me to check what SF paint scheme was used in the GP9, just in case I want my Atlas GP7 to be called a GP9.
A 1950's nut like me is likely to love a GP7/9. I found out what those "torpedo tubes" look like for the first time thru this thread.In my roster, I have the Atlas GP7 in SF colors. It's the one that also looks like a GP9. After browsing the internet, I think the SF GP7's were all initially painted in the black and silver zebra stripes. So those first used in SF passenger and freight service were initially in the said paint scheme. One of the most distinguishable differences between the freight and passenger SF GP7s is probably the "torpedo tube." My GP7 does not have a torpedo tube, and its identification number was used in freight service, but I'll put it in passenger service if I suddenly have the interest of having another passenger train.
The Atlas model is a good silent crawler and runner, probably better than an Athearn Genesis. My Athearn Genesis F7A seems to have better details, though.
It's time for me to check what SF paint scheme was used in the GP9, just in case I want my Atlas GP7 to be called a GP9.