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| Author: | robertjohndavis [ Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | How many GP-20's Preserved? |
Hi friends,I am working on a GP-20 project, and was wondering if anyone knows of any that have been preserved besides WP #2001 (the first)? It's a pretty significant milestone in GM development, so I wouldn't be surprised if one more has been saved, but I can't think of any.Thanks!Rob |
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| Author: | Jason Midyette [ Fri Jul 22, 2005 12:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How many GP-20's Preserved? |
Not sure if this counts as "preserved", but the Great Western Railway in Colorado is still operating a GP20, now numbered 5625. (its frame # is 5625-1) The unit is former SP 4117, reportadley one of the EMD demonstrator units.Jason Midyette |
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| Author: | evicknair [ Fri Jul 22, 2005 1:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How many GP-20's Preserved? |
I could only find 2 GP20s that I would class as preserved:Blue Ridge Scenic 4125 ex-Southern Pacific 7207 Blue Ridge Scenic RR WP 2001 Portola RR Museum, Clifornia operationalAs mentioned, WP 2001 was the first GP20 built, preceding even the demo units. |
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| Author: | Tom Cornillie [ Fri Jul 22, 2005 6:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How many GP-20's Preserved? |
A unit owned by a tourist railroad cannot be counted as preserved. The goal of tourist railroads is to sell train service, not preserve equipment - and while they may end up preserving older equipment by using it this is not their goal. It should be noted that many pieces of equipment that have been used in tourist railroads have been resold into other service or scrapped outright over the past few years. The most prominent example are the PRR E-units used by the Blue Mountain and Reading in the late 1980's - one unit was sold to a dealer/scrapper and then resold for modification into a wedding chapel in Alabama. Likewise, a unit preserved by a museum can only be considered as safe as that museum's organization is stable - with several important pieces being lost over the years as small museums closed their doors. Tom Cornillie |
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