GP-50 and GP-40

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Then that was a completely odd set of locomotives you received there. Only SD40T-2, SD45, SD7, SD9, GP7 and a couple others were 5000 series road diesels.

The others were Passenger.

Looks to me like your received a D&RGW GP60 but somehow with a dynamic unit from a GP40.

Stuff happens. Besides the fact I cannot find anywhere an Athearn pat number for a D&RGW GP50 unless you still have the box.

Josh

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How long ago did Athearn introduce its RTR SD50s? If it was three years ago, I think maybe he saw a listing for SD50s and somehow got GP60s.

The dynamic brake housing on the model looks nothing like that on the prototype. It does look like a GP60 dynamic brake housing. My Athearn GP60s have the water sight glass. I stand by my statement that those are GP60s.

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QUOTE: Originally posted by cwclark

I disagree with the GP 60 theory you guys are looking at…Do you see the hole in the side of the shell between the “n” and the “i” of “union” near the radiator grills?..the GP 50 was the only shell to do that, the GP 60 had wider radiator grills, and if you’re going on the dynamic brake alone then you might want to take a closer look…the GE dynamic brake was standard on most second generation EMD diesels, also, it’s a photograph optical illuision…the dynamic brake intake is as square as a picture frame if you saw it close up in RT …besides that…I purchased them as 2 brand new Athearn DRG&W EMD GP 50’s from discounttrainsonline.com only three years ago…a locomotive never owned by the DRG&W…chuck

GP60s have square dynamic brake housing (except the early ones), GP50s do not. You are right that DRGW never had GP50s. Athearn never made GP50s painted for DRGW.