Recently bought this loco that has me stumped. Got it at an auction and the box was Athearn and the hand written label said it was a GP7. But as I usually do, I like to positively ID my trains and this one is proving difficult.
I can’t find any Rio Grandes with the road number 5103. It has a nice Mashima engine made in Japan. But who made the locomotive and what model is it? Anyone want to take a stab at it?
Well its definetly a Rio Grande GP 7. I was able to find out information about the particular engine here: http://www.drgw.net/info/GP7.
As for brand, i’m not sure. That motor can be bought after-market so it could be any brand.
greediron,
Looking at the handrails I am thinking it is a Front Range Gp7 body, frame and trucks that is repowered with and aftermarket repowering kit (maybe A-Line).
Dave
Thank you. I guess that is a good start. It is DCC with that plug going into the circuit board, correct?
Some more detail, to remove the body, I have to unscrew the coupler boxes. I haven’t seen that before, but haven’t dealt with many newer trains, so that could just be a new thing.
I did see the Road # on a Proto2000, but that looks different and has different engine.
It looks like this one.
I am still in awe at what can be found on the internet.
Yes, that is the one. Thanks.
Yup… It is definately a locomotive.
ROAR
I’ll agree with Dave, it’s a Front Range.
It’s definitely a Front Range. The primary giveaways are the cab windows, which are too small.
Andre
Are you sure? It looks like a car to me…
[:P]
Charles
Looks like a portable emergency genset with railroad wheels and a weather-resistant operator’s cab. The latter is handy where the weather runs to monsoons and/or blizzards.
Chuck (Modeling Central Japan in September, 1964 - with center-cab diesel-hydraulics)