Did I ever mention that I like GP30’s!

Although I love the look of the GP30, the high hood ruined the styling, IMHO.  Oddly enough, I generally always favored high hoods, but in this case I'll make an exception!

 

Stack

I saw this GP30 unit in Oregon a couple years ago. It says "Remote Control Equipped".

 

 

Good Day,

 

Anyone purchase GP30's from the latest MTH production run? That CB&Q looks great!

 

Regards,

Swafford

 

The best I see is that there were may be six scheme variations of the Norfolk & Western high nose GP30s.  Two variations for the Southern, in fact three or may be four if you add the RC equipped.  Then a NS version.  Plus the possible short lines variations.  So it seems like there could a return on the dollar to produce these.

Seem to remember a Trains article stating that the body for the GP30 was designed by the GM styling department. For cost saving reasons the replacement GP35 went back to the more typical geep styling. The GP30 was many railfan's favorite geep. MY Lionel CSX GP30 gets run often.

Did I ever mention that I like GP30’s. 

 

Regards,

Swafford 

NO.

Good Day,

 

I'd like a trio of these GP30's!

 

Regards,

Swafford

 

Well you may want to start looking! 

 

Good Day,

 

Six GP30’s at notch 8 would sound fantastic!

 

Regards,

Swafford

CSX continues to get good service from GP30 units converted to road slugs:

 

 

Bob

GP30s are a favorite of mine.  I need a pair Legacy units dressed like kanawha's C&O beauty.

I wish Lionel would have produced those Lionelvilke & Western GP30s that were cataloged last year.

The Conrail 2170 still wearing its Reading colors shortly after CR's inception:

  

 

Bob

Speaking of high hood GP30's, Western Pacific had an order in for 10 of them in silver and orange with high hood noses and their signature garbage can headlights. Too bad they were so far down on the list EMD told them if they went with GP35's they'd be on the top of the list.  The rest is history, WP never continued their high hood purchases but I can see an NW unit getting kitbashed into a what if WP unit.

Greg

The Lionel 28557 CP Rail "5000" is the first Legacy diesel I purchased, from the 2006 Vol2 catalog.

 

I'm kind of partial to this one.

 

This was the Redskins unit in its previous career:

  

 

Bob

Good Day,

 

Who will be the first to offer the UP GP30 A and B Units!

 

Regards,

Swafford

 

 

 

UP B Unit.......................sweet!

 

Regards,

Swafford

If I had been smart (oh well, so much for that) and rich, I would have bought all three road numbers.

 

Great picture.

Swafford,

 

Check out this link, they're S scale and not quite notch 8 but they sound good together. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfX-5In1EG0

Good Day Superpower

 

WOW, Those S Scale GP30's in the video look great.....sound great! Thanks for sharing the video.

 

Regards,

Swafford 

I have to agree that the highhood GP30s are nice looking, especially Southern 2601. A few years ago, I got to go up to Spencer with a friend and rode in the cab. The blue light (I think it was the blue one) kept illuminating and a bell would ring. The engine would keep shutting down. A mechanic went to look at 2601 and after that, the crew went to fetch the navy switcher and let us ride in it! Has either Lionel or MTH made a Southern GP30 numbered 2601?

 

Have never seen 522, how often does it come down to Spencer, NC?

How about some ARR:

 

GP30 #2000 was acquired new in 1963.  It was the Alaska Railroad's first 2,250 H.P. diesel electric locomotive.  It arrived at Whittier on April 20, 1963 amid a blinding snowstorm.  It was rebuilt as GP30u 2504 in 1974.The photo above was taken when she was first delivered.  It is along side of the Anchorage shops on the fuel rack.

 

 

EMD GP30 no. 2000 (builder number 28171) was acquired news in 1963.   It was

rebuilt in 1974 as a GP30u no. 2504 and finally retired in 2001.  Number 2000 is shown in  Fairbanks on 5/12/73.    Photo courtesy of the Dean Motis Collection Photographer unknown

 

Cold and Ugly, but it was new.

 

Good Day,

 

ATSF GP30's.........................fantastic!

 

Regards,

Swafford

 

 

Switching with a borrowed GP30B ?

Good Day Everyone,

 

Have you added a GP30 to your model railroad yet?

 

Regards,

Swafford 

 

Actually it's spelt "Morrison-Knudsen"

Looks good Superpower,

 

Are you also going to also add the SP lighting package?

Got a shot of this BNSF GP-39 yesterday in Dalhart, TX (in the panhandle) on the way back from Denver. I think this is one of the GP-30s that was rebuilt by BN; they put a GP-38 engine in the GP-30 body. Nice seeing a "GP-30" in active service, even if it's re-engined. Additionally nice seeing an engine with a Santa Fe paint job hooked up with it.

 

 

The only diesel on my roster.

 

 

On the phase I the cab side windows are centered on the cab, on the phase II the cab is longer so the windows are closer to the front of the cab.

Will add more to the stable if offered in the next MTH catalog. Did get one of my ATSF GP35's today. Will try to get it out onto the layout this weekend.

http://www.rrpicturearchives.n...icture.aspx?id=89553

The Chicago & Eastern Illinois owned three GP30s. When they merged with the Missouri Pacific, the GP30s briefly had a red C&EI buzzsaw on the cab and were renumbered into the Mopac numbers. After a brief stay, the 3 GP30s were given to the Louisville & Nashville as part of the agreement to split the C&EI up.

 

Dan

looks like CSX  has made road slugs out of them

Those CSX guys never even blew the horn when backing up over the crossing?

Not a GP-30 but this MTH Ohio Central GP-35 from Jason's Trains showed up at the door last week. The MTH Ohio Central GP-38 now has a lash-up partner.