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Post by backshophoss on Sept 17, 2013 1:03:21 GMT -5
From Model Railroad News,Sept 2013,pg16,
At the NMRA National Convention in Atlanta Ga this year,
Bachmann Announced and showed a body shell of
a 650 series GP-40 in phase III,used as boosters with the
F40's around the time of GE's awarded the P-40 contract,
before the arrival of the P-32-BWH's
The GP-40's were leased units,had pass thru HEP and Comm
Cables,may have worked as work train power in Ca
when Amtrak had the Metrolink contract.
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Post by antoniofp45 on Sept 17, 2013 18:27:59 GMT -5
Nice move by Bachmann although I wonder how does the shell compare to Proto 2000 and Athearn RTR EMD hood shells? Is this going to be a "Spectrum" series unit?
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Post by backshophoss on Sept 17, 2013 20:46:12 GMT -5
I hoping it a Spectrum type,it would go long nicely with my 2 Spectrum F-40's,the kicker is the strobes on them, they are tied into the headlight board.  |
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Post by backshophoss on Jul 28, 2014 0:08:44 GMT -5
Bachmann is "shipping" the DCC ready version now(Road # 651)MSRP is $75
If there's a "Factory DCC version",MSRP around $109
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Post by mgwsy on Jul 28, 2014 12:08:03 GMT -5
Didnt Atlas do these a while ago?
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Post by backshophoss on Jul 28, 2014 15:10:06 GMT -5
Atlas has done GP-40's,may have been NJT's version(GP-40P)
The only mods Amtrak did were HEP pass thru and Door comm(blue) pass thru.
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Post by mgwsy on Jul 28, 2014 21:38:12 GMT -5
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Post by backshophoss on Sept 6, 2015 21:25:52 GMT -5
This month's"Model Railroad News"(Sept'15)pg 32 has a review of Bachmann's GP40 in Amtrak ph III,
included in the review is a quick review of a 8-pin EZ-Command DCC Decoder with a 1 amp rating.
While not quite Spectrum level,it should work well with the Bachmann Spectrum F40ph,and
at times were lead units,if there were no restrictions(ATS gear or Cab Signals,or Host RR objections)
The 650-664 Gp40's would have been used as yard switchers and "Go Fetch" relief power for a disabled train,
when not used as a "B" unit between "tired" pair of F40ph's.
Current MSRP,GP40 $85.00,EZ-Command decoder $50.00
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