SP GP9 commuter loco - 1
GP9 COMMUTER
LOCOMOTIVE
– by Koos Fockens
Photos by the author
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
T
he Southern Pacific
has always been
a railroad that
appealed to me, whether
it was its history, the color
schemes on its engines, or
its variety of motive power.
Some pioneering work and
designs unique to the SP
are among those -- think
about the Cab Forwards, or
in more Krauss-Maffei diesel
hydraulics, and the SD45T-2
powerhouses.
As a model railroader, I
also like details that set SP
engines apart from other
roads such as the full light
packages on the diesels.
They are just fun to look at
on a model and would be in
1:1 scale too, I imagine. Living
in the UK, I’ve not been for-
tunate enough to see them in
action).
For my own railroad empire,
and for club use, I wanted
to add some passenger
Build this unique
Southern Pacific
locomotive ...
MRH-Sep 2014
