The WWSL
I was fortunate to be a volunteer at the Shops while I was stationed at Fort Bragg North Carolina. Norfolk and Western Railway GP9 #620 was one of the locomotives I had the opportunity to work on during my tour of duty with the Shops.
Norfolk and Western
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| Norfolk and Western Railway GP9 #620 |
The N&W used GP-9s for both freight and passenger trains. For many years both passenger flagship trains sported the railroad's classic passenger livery of Tuscan red and black with Gold Leaf trim.
This locomotive was one of 21 passenger engines painted in the Tuscan Red and Gold Lettering scheme. in 1958.The 620 continued in service, working from Roanoke, VA to Ohio until being retired in 1985, when it was donated by Norfolk Southern Corporation to the NCTHC.
My plan is to kitbatch this locomotive and show it on a display shelf.
Prototype Information
The EMD GP9 is a four-axle
diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive
Division between 1954 and 1959. The GP9 succeeded the GP7 as the second
model of EMD's General Purpose (GP) line, incorporating a new
sixteen-cylinder engine which generated 1,750 horsepower (1.30 MW). This locomotive type was offered both with and without control cabs;
locomotives built without control cabs were called GP9B locomotives. EMD
constructed 3,626 GP9s, including 165 GP9Bs.
Engineering
Diagram
Specifications
Length 56 ft 2 in (17.12 m)
Width 10 ft 3+1⁄2 in (3.14 m)
Height 15 ft 1⁄2 in (4.58 m)
Wheelbase 40 ft (12.19 m)
Wheel diameter 40 in (1.016 m)
Trucks EMD Blomberg B
Loco weight 259,500 lb (117,700 kg)
Fuel capacity 1,100 US gal (4,200 L; 920 imp gal)
Prime mover EMD 16-567C
Engine type V16 Two-stroke diesel
Modeling Information
I am going to use an Proto 2000 GP9 locomotive. I will kitbatch the kit, as a minimum upgrading the the handrails with brass parts, the couplers with Kadee No. 148 couplers, and adding additional details as appropriate.
I am going to
'super-detail' it but that effort is going to be later than sooner.
Project Process
Paint Scheme. Norfolk and Western No. 620 was painted in the company's passenger paint
scheme (19xx). The entire body was maroon; cab walkways and
running gear was black. Red stripes in a "V" fashion were applied to the
front of both hoods.This was the paint scheme I helped reproduce while I
was volunteering at The Spencer Shops.
Locomotive exterior: Maroon VMA 71.xxx
Frames, main and truck: Black VMA 71.xxx
Side Frame and Pilot: White with safety stripe on the pilot
Running gear, including wheels: Black
Cab interior: Cab Gray (suede) VMA 71.xxx
EMD model GP-9, road numbers 500-521, tuscan red from the frame line up, including battery boxes. Frame, trucks, end platforms and walkway treads (including tops of battery boxes) black. Handrails black except that portion which extends onto a red surface. 3" gold band around frame. All stenciling gold, 10" high road name and number, 24" diameter heralds on sides and ends. Cooling fan guards on roof, black.
Lettering and Numbering Scheme
Decal. Lettering and logo are from
Numbering. Number below cab window and headlights
Weathering:
Assumption is the units were painted by the company after their
arrival, and units are in a very well maintained shape.
Reference
Tools and Supplies List
There are pictures of GP9s have had both number boards - so it probably is date based or freight/passenger duty based
- 504 passenger train black with white numbers 506 505 same 1959 1960
- sometime late 60s early 70s changed to white with black number on freight locomotives
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