@Jason Dickie posted:Well, at first glance they look like regular SD (6-axle) diesels. Then you think they're not quite as long as those other SDs.
That's because they are built on a shorter/lighter underframe.
Then you think that's why their trucks look a bit shorter too, which is maybe why they don't look the same as the ones on those regular SDs - more holes?
The trucks may LOOK shorter, but they are the same as other SD 3-axle trucks, just with hollow/lighter weight bolsters & frames.
Then some smartass walks up and asks if you noticed the wheels are about 2" bigger than on those other SDs. Great hobby, even the smartasses are worth listening to occasionally
Well, speaking as a "smartass" who worked for EMD for almost 37 years, the trucks, GP, SD, and SW of that era, ALL had 40" diameter wheels, i.e. NOT "2" bigger". The 42" diameter wheels didn't come along until the late 1990s
Jason
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