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Atlanticflier

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What is this loco ?
« on: August 03, 2009, 08:42:41 AM »
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What is this ?



A Most unique loco - Anyone know what it is called and who made it ?

It would make a neat kit-bash project, if enough info could be found.

http://thm-a02.yimg.com/image/02776da5c0b0c042

[edit - changed pic to a larger version....]
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Re: What is this loco ?
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2009, 08:53:30 AM »
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Picture's kind of tiny, but it looks like a CF-7.


These were home-built by the Santa Fe, who converted their sizeable fleet of F units into these homely road switchers.  While they're all similar, there's a lot of variations, too.  So for a kitbash, make sure you're looking at a lot of reference photos.

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Re: What is this loco ?
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2009, 09:44:45 AM »
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The cab looks like a CF7, but the long hood looks too short. Robbman?
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Re: What is this loco ?
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2009, 10:38:27 AM »
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It's a heavily rebuilt and repowered (with a CAT prime mover) EMD SW-8, done by Republic Locomotive in Greeneville, SC.... they called it an RL1000
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Re: What is this loco ?
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2009, 10:46:51 AM »
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From RRpictures archive - RL 1000




this one doesn't match.........

found this:

http://www.republiclocomotive.com/index.html
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Re: What is this loco ?
« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2009, 10:55:42 AM »
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Quote from: Atlanticflier on August 03, 2009, 10:46:51 AM

this one doesn't match.........


http://www.republiclocomotive.com/new_locomotives.html

it's not the outside that matters - they start with whatever you give them, put in a CAt prime mover and ta-da
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Re: What is this loco ?
« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2009, 11:01:19 AM »
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Quote from: asciibaron on August 03, 2009, 10:55:42 AM
Quote from: Atlanticflier on August 03, 2009, 10:46:51 AM

this one doesn't match.........


http://www.republiclocomotive.com/new_locomotives.html

it's not the outside that matters - they start with whatever you give them, put in a CAt prime mover and ta-da

umm.... Start with a KATO NW frame and work up ..........
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Re: What is this loco ?
« Reply #7 on: August 03, 2009, 01:02:19 PM »
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Quote from: Atlanticflier on August 03, 2009, 10:46:51 AM
From RRpictures archive - RL 1000




this one doesn't match.........

found this:

http://www.republiclocomotive.com/index.html



The SEPTA versions are RL1000Ps...
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Re: What is this loco ?
« Reply #8 on: August 03, 2009, 01:16:54 PM »
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P for POS?
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Re: What is this loco ?
« Reply #9 on: August 03, 2009, 02:07:55 PM »
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That locomotive is UGLY.
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Re: What is this loco ?
« Reply #10 on: August 03, 2009, 02:48:52 PM »
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Quote from: sizemore on August 03, 2009, 02:07:55 PM
That locomotive is UGLY.

That's what she said.
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Re: What is this loco ?
« Reply #11 on: August 03, 2009, 07:03:36 PM »
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Quote from: Ed Kapuscinski on August 03, 2009, 01:16:54 PM
P for POS?


You're more correct than you may know. I regularly hear of them dying out on the road, and requiring additional units to rescue the dead one.
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