Sacramento Northern GE 44 Tonners for the Sacramento Northern Route

[ChrisOnline]

For those interested, I have uploaded for the File Library a new repaint of the GE 44 Tonner, in the Sacramento Northern Gold/black post-war livery, as they first appeared. This should provide a nice complement to the existing stock on this excellent route by G-TraX/Rick Grout. I am not sure how often these locos got down to this southern end of the route though they would certainly have worked the Pittsburg (CA) area which is the northern extreme of the route as provided by G-TraX.

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The SN owned seven GE 44 Tonners in all, which formed the majority of its early diesel fleet. This repaint pack represents the five "Phase 4" GE 44's (road numbers 142-146) that were bought as a batch, new, in 1946. They started off in the post-war livery and in the early 1950's were repainted into Western Pacific's "orange & aluminum". If there is interest, I will produce these repaints as well, though of course they are getting out of the date range that the route is built around.

Of these five locos, one was wrecked and sold for scrap, but the other four were sold in 1970/1971 to Chrome Crankshaft, who later moved them on elsewhere. One of them, number 146, ended up with the Western Railway Museum in 2006, and is undergoing restoration with the intention of returning it to this original SN post-war livery.

Chris

[ChrisOnline]

I have based the pack on DTM's Southern Pacific model, but in fact it will work with any of DTM's other three versions (B&M, UP, and PRR), or the GE 44 Tonner in the VNHRR route, which is effectively the same model.

While the SP version is recommended for easier installation, the download will include all necessary alternative files, and instructions, to accommodate these other versions for users who don't have the SP version

Chris

[ET44C4]

Very nice! Great job!

[gtrtroger]

[ChrisOnline]

Now in the Library!

[ET44C4]

I don't have the Sacramento Northern route yet, but I still plan on using these! Great job!