I hope Atlas and Sunset can match that SS look on their new engines. I'm envious of those who have the red warbonnets on order.
Jim, what kind of grade will you be pulling your GGDs on? My experience has been one Sunset motive unit per four cars on a 2.2% grade on continuous slope through curves. Anymore cars than that, and the engine bogs down and has no acceleration. (Based on GMToT and NYC 1938 20th Century Limited testing.)
I notice in the video that the train doesn't move at high rail speed. I wonder if it is because of motive power limitations or by design to improve the camera view. Going through the Rockies westbound, our Amtak Zephyr slowed down for the meet with the eastbound, and then sped back up to about about 70. In fact our gal engineer was constantly changing speed for our enjoyment of various scenic highlights.
Now one of the experts can weigh in and correct my sense of prototypical operation.
