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Boston & Maine "GP18" (GP20)

Unread postPosted: Mon Dec 29, 2014 11:24 pm
by RickKfoury
Started repainting the Union Pacific GP20 into a B&M GP18. technically, the B&M never owned any GP20s but they had a number of GP18s, and this might be the closest we get to a GP18, so why not! At a glance it should fit in nicely on the Portland Terminal or B&M routes.
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Time to get weathering....

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Re: Boston & Maine "GP18" (GP20)

Unread postPosted: Tue Dec 30, 2014 12:28 am
by Ericmopar
The main difference will be the sound. The GP20 was EMD's first turbo charged model. I think...

Re: Boston & Maine "GP18" (GP20)

Unread postPosted: Tue Dec 30, 2014 12:36 am
by RickKfoury
That's true! I believe the GP20 was the first

Re: Boston & Maine "GP18" (GP20)

Unread postPosted: Tue Dec 30, 2014 12:52 am
by DrewG
Doesn't MassCentral uses that paint scheme now?

Re: Boston & Maine "GP18" (GP20)

Unread postPosted: Tue Dec 30, 2014 9:49 am
by RickKfoury
merciless245 wrote:Doesn't MassCentral uses that paint scheme now?


Yes, the MassCentral recently painted their new GP-38s into the Bluebird scheme

Re: Boston & Maine "GP18" (GP20)

Unread postPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 2:34 pm
by RickKfoury
A little more progress
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Re: Boston & Maine "GP18" (GP20)

Unread postPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 2:51 pm
by GP15Dash1
Thank you for this, Rick.