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    Posted 3 years ago

    fortapache
    (3277 items)

    Last week I posted a Union Pacific GP9 locomotive. This time it is two different versions but both are Santa Fe aka ATSF. All were made by Athearn and are HO Gauge. Gauge refers to the width of the track, the scale of HO is 1/87. The yellow and dark blue was the standard color scheme for freight. The zebra stripe tended to be used for switching. The GP9 is a road switcher so they would be pulling a freight train long distance or working in the yard.
    The Zebra stripe is facing backwards but they would often run them that way on a train. The engineers thought it was safer to have more of the locomotive in front of them. The front end was just a restroom with a bit of other equipment while the back had a rather large diesel engine. The blue and yellow locomotive has a snow plow added to it and has been weathered a bit.
    Plenty more to come as usual.

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    Comments

    1. Alfie21 Alfie21, 3 years ago
      Nice work horse. The Zebra Stripe GP9, I've not seen before. Thanks for the facts! Looks like these two GP9's can tackle any grade.
    2. antiquerose antiquerose, 3 years ago
      Awwww. Thanks for the post. I remember as a kid playing with my brother when he had his train set. Good memories !! Thanks
    3. fortapache fortapache, 3 years ago
      Thank you very much Alfie. Yes they did it all.

      Thank you very much Rose. I am happy to bring back the memories.
    4. fortapache fortapache, 3 years ago
      Made it into the top 10.
    5. fortapache fortapache, 3 years ago
      Made it to #3!
    6. Alfie21 Alfie21, 3 years ago
      Good #3 ! Where is that at?
    7. fortapache fortapache, 3 years ago
      #3 for the week. Click on "Show And Tell" then "This Week"
    8. Alfie21 Alfie21, 3 years ago
      Thanks!
    9. Alfie21 Alfie21, 3 years ago
      That's super!
    10. RVolskay RVolskay, 2 years ago
      I rather liked the zebra stripes. That was, as far as I've been able to find, discontinued in 1966, with the introduction of blue boxes. I have several of these, but have yet to find one mint in the box....
    11. DejaVu2 DejaVu2, 7 months ago
      My all time favorite train engine! Love that high hood!!
    12. fortapache fortapache, 7 months ago
      Thank you very much RVolsky.

      And thank you very much DejaVu. I like high hoods too.

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