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TSW CSX GP40-2

Unread postPosted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 7:28 am
by ElphabaWS

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Unread postPosted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 7:56 am
by imnew
Sweet! Reading the article now. Nice shots Gary!

Re: TSW CSX GP40-2

Unread postPosted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 9:07 am
by BNSF650
Also comes with some new cars. These look nice.

Re: TSW CSX GP40-2

Unread postPosted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 12:13 pm
by dejoh
Great. Now we need a steel plant/warehouse with an overhead crane to lift the hoods off the coil cars.
The route needs industry big time. **!!bang!!**

Re: TSW CSX GP40-2

Unread postPosted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 12:31 pm
by _o_OOOO_oo-Kanawha
Nice, a loco and 2 new cars.
In the screenshots the brake and m.u. hoses look like the proper length now.

I am confused however, the VRC GP40-2's have this fancy rotating beacon on top that comes on during the starting sequence.
When were these added by CSX? Or have they since been removed? Some GP38-2's also had them.

BTW: do these Geeps scream Chessie System at you?

Re: TSW CSX GP40-2

Unread postPosted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 3:13 pm
by NStrains
dejoh wrote:Great. Now we need a steel plant/warehouse with an overhead crane to lift the hoods off the coil cars.
The route needs industry big time. **!!bang!!**

What you see is pretty much what Sandpatch has.

What is needed is an industrial route for switching and loading/unloading freight.

Re: TSW CSX GP40-2

Unread postPosted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 5:12 pm
by BNSFdude
_o_OOOO_oo-Kanawha wrote:I am confused however, the VRC GP40-2's have this fancy rotating beacon on top that comes on during the starting sequence.

In reality, the little rotating lights only come on to alert the wayside (employees passersby) that the Auto Start/Stop system has stopped the engine AND the HotStart system, which is a small diesel engine that keeps oil and water warm and batteries charged, has failed or is disabled.

On normal shutdown the beacon doesn't light.