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EMD
GP-18 Diesels
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All
are equipped with split-frame mechanism, Accu-Mate Couplers.
New run features DCC ready frame. |
The
EMD GP18 was not a revolutionary locomotive. It evolved from
the proven and successful GP7 and GP9 locomotive designs,
keeping the best of their features and adding important new
options of its own. Increased power was one of the main selling
points, with the GP18 getting 1800 horsepower out of its non-turbocharged
567D1 diesel, compared to only 1500 horsepower for the GP7
and 1750 horsepower for the GP9. The most innovative design
feature of the GP 18 was not introduced until near the end
of production: The GP18 was the first EMD locomotive to be
offered with a low short hood, a big improvement in cab visibility
for the crew. While these innovations were important, versatility
was what made this locomotive successful. GP18s could handle
a full range of duties, from switching to transfer runs to
mainline work, passenger or freight. Among the many options
offered were steam generators for passenger service, winterization
hatches for improved cold-weather performance, dynamic brakes
for maximum braking on steep grades, and a variety of fuel
tank sizes to suit operating conditions and axle loadings.
EMD produced 388 GP18s from 1959 until 1963, with American
railroads purchasing 350 units and Mexican railroads ordering
38. Replaced by the turbo-charged GP20 and the uniquely styled
GP30, the GP18 was not as innovative as the locomotives produced
before or after it. But when you measure the GP18 by the standards
of versatility and usefulness, this was one of EMD’s
most successful locomotive designs. |
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Run:
AccuMate Couplers / DCC Ready |
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Upgraded Tooling * Revised DCC-Friendly Mechanism w/Clip-Fit
Circuit Board
* High Short Hood * With or Without Dynamic Brakes as Appropriate
* All Wheel Drive & Electrical Pick-Up * Accumate® Knuckle Couplers * Dual Machined Brass Flywheels * Constant
Intensity & Directional Headlights * RP-25 Wheels - Operates
on Code 55 or Larger Rail * Heavy Diecast, Split-Frame Chassis
* Five-Pole Skew-Wound Motor |
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Rock
Island GP18,
rd #1333
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# LL-75208 |
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Seaboard
Coast Line GP18,
rd #1059
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# LL-75210 |
| Previous
Run: AccuMate Couplers, Not DCC Ready, SALE! |
| Features
are same as above except for DCC-Friendly Mechanism w/Clip-Fit
Circuit Board is not included. Same performance -- but
not easily upgradeable to DCC |
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Burlington
Northern GP18, rd #1990
ITEM
# LL-7105 --
Green/White/Black, w/DB |
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Latest Run - AccuMate Couplers, DCC Ready
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