CNW FEATURES:
• Low nose mounted Gong style bell
• Leslie 3-chime air horn
• Sinclair antenna
• Small EMD style plow on front
• Pointed style anticlimber
• Coupler cut levers with loops
• Winterization hatch
• Illuminated xenon strobe beacon w/ LED
• Low nose mounted Gong style bell
• Leslie 3-chime air horn
• Sinclair antenna
• Small EMD style plow on front
• Pointed style anticlimber
• Coupler cut levers with loops
• Winterization hatch
• Illuminated xenon strobe beacon w/ LED
LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
• Fully-assembled and ready-to-run
• DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with
21-pin connector
• Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field
measurements, photographs, and more
• Accurately painted and printed paint schemes
• Coupler cut levers
• MU hoses
• Trainline hose
• See through cab windows
• Full cab interior
• Walkway tread
• Fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance
• Windshield wipers
• Lift rings
• Wire grab irons
• Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, & breather pipes
• Sander lines
• McHenry scale knuckle couplers - Kadee compatible
• Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision
machined flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain
• All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth & quiet operation
• All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
• Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
• New LED Lighting for realistic appearance
• Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
• Fully-assembled and ready-to-run
• DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with
21-pin connector
• Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field
measurements, photographs, and more
• Accurately painted and printed paint schemes
• Coupler cut levers
• MU hoses
• Trainline hose
• See through cab windows
• Full cab interior
• Walkway tread
• Fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance
• Windshield wipers
• Lift rings
• Wire grab irons
• Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, & breather pipes
• Sander lines
• McHenry scale knuckle couplers - Kadee compatible
• Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision
machined flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain
• All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth & quiet operation
• All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
• Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
• New LED Lighting for realistic appearance
• Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION:
The EMD GP50 is a 4-axle diesel road switcher locomotive built
by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between 1980 and
1985. It is powered by a 16-cylinder EMD 645F3B diesel engine,
which can produce between 3,500 and 3,600 hp.
A total of 278 examples of this locomotive were built. The GP50
retains the same overall length of 59 feet 2 inches as the other
GP dash-2 series locomotives built in the same era. It utilized
GM’s D87 traction motor enabling it to produce a continuous
tractive effort of 62,400 pounds and 65,000 pounds continuous.
The most significant difference in the GP50 from earlier designs
like the GP40 was upgraded components (like a turbocharger
silencer and new type of blower housing) and increased
horsepower. The locomotive also introduced a new “anti-wheel-
slip” technology where the locomotive horsepower output was
reduced if a wheel slip condition was introduced. It also included
features already common on earlier models such as dynamic
braking (a system for temporarily employing traction motors as
generators and using the resulting electromotive force to slow
the train), and an airtight hood that kept out dust, dirt and other
particles from reaching internal components.
All the companies that purchased the GP50 have now been
absorbed into other systems. However, a few of their successors
continue to operate the units. A number GP50s have rebuilt for
better fuel economy and continue in service today
The EMD GP50 is a 4-axle diesel road switcher locomotive built
by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between 1980 and
1985. It is powered by a 16-cylinder EMD 645F3B diesel engine,
which can produce between 3,500 and 3,600 hp.
A total of 278 examples of this locomotive were built. The GP50
retains the same overall length of 59 feet 2 inches as the other
GP dash-2 series locomotives built in the same era. It utilized
GM’s D87 traction motor enabling it to produce a continuous
tractive effort of 62,400 pounds and 65,000 pounds continuous.
The most significant difference in the GP50 from earlier designs
like the GP40 was upgraded components (like a turbocharger
silencer and new type of blower housing) and increased
horsepower. The locomotive also introduced a new “anti-wheel-
slip” technology where the locomotive horsepower output was
reduced if a wheel slip condition was introduced. It also included
features already common on earlier models such as dynamic
braking (a system for temporarily employing traction motors as
generators and using the resulting electromotive force to slow
the train), and an airtight hood that kept out dust, dirt and other
particles from reaching internal components.
All the companies that purchased the GP50 have now been
absorbed into other systems. However, a few of their successors
continue to operate the units. A number GP50s have rebuilt for
better fuel economy and continue in service today
