ICRR/Grand Gulf

[Skeeter39090]

Has anyone done or willing to do a GP38 or SD40 in the old dirty orange and white ICRR colors?
If its been done could you please point me in the right direction
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[TheTeenageFoamer]

I don't know about orange ones but there are black and white ones in the file library, just type Illinois Central in the search forum bar.

[Skeeter39090]

Thank you I got them just aways liked the orange and white.

[TheTeenageFoamer]

Thank you I got them just aways liked the orange and white.

Perhaps when I get the chance, I can make an SD40-2.

[BigBoyMoon]

Uh, you mean Illinois Central Gulf?

[BigBoyMoon]

For the record, this is what he means

[Skeeter39090]

Yea brain fart. Think Im getting my railroad and power plant crossed over. lol
Anyway if thank you in advance.

[Skeeter39090]

Here is a different shot.

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[buzz456]

And that one is a GP8.

[Skeeter39090]

Just choose a pic with a better shot of the paint. lol.

[BigBoyMoon]

And that one is a GP8.

To be fair, there is a hi hood GP9 back there

[tbundy1982]

And that one is a GP8.

I'd love to have one of those!

Good pictures, guys. The GP8 looks like it's in front of a C&A enginehouse, maybe Bloomington. I'm unsure but I think GP38AC 9540 is rolling through Kenney, IL on it's way up to Clinton and Gilman. The track crossing behind the locomotive would be the PRR Peoria line, later bought and used by the Illinois Terminal and N&W.


The ICG is always tough to model, both virtually and with scale models, because of their heavy reliance on custom equipment. They amassed a huge fleet of heavily rebuilt locomotives, and in the 1970s many locomotives had some form of warning light. Nearly all of the ICG GP38 roster lacked dynamic brakes. Those that did have dynamic brakes also featured L-shaped windows and Gyralites. The Bicentennial unit(s) was an example of this latter group.


The ICG SD40-2s came in two groups. I think the first group, 6030-6033, were for coal train service in agreement with the Mopac. They were painted orange and white and featured dynamic brakes and an Ocitrol warning light.

The second group of SD40-2s came from the Rock Island and were acquired after the Rock's liquidation. 6040-6049 were painted in the newer orange and gray, had no dynamic brakes, and also had Ocitrol warning lights. Both groups had their sealed beam headlights mounted on the nose.


The newer black SD40-2s in the 6100-6200 series like the repaints already available are ex-Burlington Northern units that the reborn IC bought in the early '90s.

The pre-1972 Illinois Central bought 6 plain SD40s without dynamic brakes or warning lights. They also purchased 18 unique SD40A locomotives that were standard SD40s mounted on SDP45 frames to mount a 5000 gallon fuel tank. These large-tank units also had dynamic brakes, an L-shaped window, and Mars/Gyralite warning lights.

The former GM&O SD40s are also plain but featured dynamic brakes. The highest numbered SD40, 950 (6071), was a former demonstrator and built upon an SD35 frame.


The more IC/ICG stuff, the merrier.

Tyler