Re: SP Low nose GP-9 Question
Author: Hot Water
Date: 07-14-2018 - 06:59
OPRRMS Wrote:
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> 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.
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> 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.
Thanks for the correction. I was not aware that the 26L schedule came out that early.