Southern Pacific

[opeth82]

Since the SP GP40's were released. I was thinking how nice it would be to have the GP38-2 released in freeware using Richard Cowen's GP38-2 and also an SW1500. I'm sure other people would agree.


Kenny

[CRQ5508]

I wouldn't mind seeing a GP40X. favorite locomotive of all time. Looks like an SD45 with it's flared radiators, but rides on four axle trucks. Better tractive effort than a DD40X. It was basically EMDs test bed for the GP50.

EDIT: maybe a C415

[Njt5005]

Now the GP40X is a nice engine! It looks almost identical to our GP40PH units.

[opeth82]

GP40X's are pretty nice looking units from what I have seen in pictures. I never actually saw one in real life though. Unfortunate since they do look like mini-SD45's.

[DualFlag]

http://forums.flightsim.com/ts/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=29&topic_id=481&sub_topic_id=482&mesg_id=&page=5#496

[bessemer]

There are shots of Phil Michilan's (flamex) GP40X over at the elvastower.com forums (screenshot section). They are not yet released, but they will be fantastic!

[eaglefan9727]

GP40X are some great locomotives. Other than the SD45-T and SD40-T units. They were my favorites.

[B32BWH]

And from what i hear, the ride they had rivaled most roller coasters of their time!!! Same goes for the DD40Xs. It was a truck design failure. Once the experimental Hi-Adhesion trucks came off of the 40Xs, the ride GREATLY improved. Of course the trucks on 6936 (the only running DD40X) never got changed, and a friend of mine who ran it from Portola to Roseville last July said it was a hell of a ride.

[CRQ5508]

well four axle locomotives never really rode well. since there is only two axles, they rode over and through every bump, dip, hop, and everyother little track defect you can think of. six axle locomotives had a more comfortable ride. now with three axles, the truck could instead ride over small dips, as the front wheel made it to the dip, the two following axles stayed rigid with the rails, and the leed axle would dip (on it's springs) into the dip (such as a frog at a switch point) then the other axleswould gollow doing the same thing. I can't imagine for four axle trucks. Since they were so heavy and rigid they probably pounded through everything and didn't even get affected by dips and such. This is my $0.50

Also about the GP40Xs HTB trucks. we know it was a failure. the GP40Xs were the only locomotives to get the trucks. That's why EMD went back to the M-type Blomberg.

Tom

[oakpalms]

Kenny,

I am in agreement with you--we don't have enough GP38-2's. They were the second most produced engine and surpassed only by the SD-40's in sheer number of units made for their era. That must be the reason they were selected by MSTS for inclusion with the software. It is odd that these two engine types have not been made more repaints to make routes look more realistic for their time era--which reaches up to now.

It would be great to see more gp38-2 and sd40-2 repaints.

Bob Edwards