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| | | My train book list the length of one of these engines but not the other (cannot remember which one at the moment). I have pictures of both, but the big question remains; are they the same lenght or is one longer than the other? If one is longer than (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: Dimensions of a SD40 and GP35 —Christopher Tracey
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| | | | | According to what I just looked up a GP-35 is 56'-2" long, while the SD40's length was about 66'-5". There's a ten foot difference there which would be noticable at LEGO scale. (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: Dimensions of a SD40 and GP35 —John Neal
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| | | | Well, Chris- A GP35 was 56' 2"; an SD45 was 65' 8" (EMD used the longer underframe of SD45 as a standard, which was then used for the SD38, SD39, and SD40). The main difference, however, is that the GPs were a B-B (4-4) wheel configuration, while (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Dimensions of a SD40 and GP35 —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | The GP35 is rather a boring engine in appearance. If you could pull off a GP30, that would be spectacular! Due to some "hacks" at design time, they have rather elaborate and ungainly fairing on the top of the hood which is a result of the (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Dimensions of a SD40 and GP35 —Christopher Masi
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| | | | | My thinking was this: I did not want to give up on the SD 40-2 because of the six wheel per truck issue, but I knew I would need a four wheel per truck to provide power for my train if I made the SD 40-2 a dummy engine which I did to make the six (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: Dimensions of a SD40 and GP35 —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | (...) <snipped some good analysis> (...) The people who order power are usually thinking strategically, that is, what is the mix of loads, the track weight capability, the grades, etc, and how is it going to change over the 20+ year service life of (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Dimensions of a SD40 and GP35 —Christopher Masi
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| | | | | | Thanks Larry, Looks like I'll have to head to the library. Before I try to build the power unit. Your "ersatz Alco" is that Big Red, the engine featured on your web page? Chris <snip everything Larry and I typed previously> (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Dimensions of a SD40 and GP35 —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | (...) Yes. "Big red, an homage to the PA-1". I should build another one, when I get that one out it looks kind of primitive now. The state of the art in Lego Train Modeling has advanced a fair bit since december 1997 when that was built. (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Dimensions of a SD40 and GP35 —John Gerlach
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| | | | | | (...) You only think that way because you've been hanging around with the GMLTC lately... (ducking and running!) :-) JohnG (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Dimensions of a SD40 and GP35 —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | (...) No, it's true. Showing you people how good I am HAS improved the state of the art, because I got better after being exposed to those "All the Johns are deluded that they are adequate" creations of yours. Some sort of opposites principle at (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Dimensions of a SD40 and GP35 —John Neal
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| | | | | | (...) Looking for winkies...now where are those winkies? J-2 (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Dimensions of a SD40 and GP35 —Christopher Masi
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| | | | Oops I foot noted without foot noting! [1] "The Great Book of Trains", Brian Hollingsworth and Arthur Cook, Salamander Books Ltd, London 1998, ISBN 0 86101 919 9. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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