Re: SP Low nose GP-9 Question
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 07-14-2018 - 06:28
Hot Water Wrote:
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> Garrett Wrote:
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> > Did these came out the factory with a barrel
> stand
> > and 26L?
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> A "barrel" controller yes, then later production
> GP9 units may have had the early version of the
> "cash register" controller. However, to my
> knowledge, the 26L air brake schedule was not yet
> developed back then, so new GP9 units would have
> been delivered with 24RL brake schedule.
>
> Thus, the short answers would be 1) Yes, 2) No.
Beginning in 1959, all SP/SSW units were delivered with 26L brakes. That included three orders of GP9's and three orders of RS-11's. The GP9's were delivered with the control stand and air brake pedestal shown in the photo I linked in my reply to the OP.