Didn't some roads order GP-35s with trade in ALCO trucks? GM&O maybe. Bob Frascella Wenham, MA On Oct 10, 2012 8:02 AM, "Christopher Borgmeyer" <[email protected]> wrote:
> ** > > > Vintage Alco trucks tend to be a General Steel Castings 4 wheel swing > bolster truck with a 9'4" wheelbase. EMD GP's tend to use their own EMD > swing hanger freight truck (sometimes called a Blomberg truck) which is a > similar style B truck but has a 9' wheelbase. > > The story around these parts goes Ron was developing an Alco diesel first > therefore he tooled the GSC version of the truck. Yes, the trucks are not > exactly right (in several ways) for GP's. To address your question, the > wheelbase is 4 scale inches too long. A 1/16" in S scale. > > Chris Borgmeyer > > > --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups**.com <S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>, "David > Engle" <rirocket@..**.> wrote: > > > > Someone told me years back that the A-M GP-35 has a truck center > distance shorter than prototype so they could use the same frame as for the > GP-9. Anything to this? > > > > DJE > >
