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Kit bashed from USA Trains' GP38-2 and Aristo-Craft's SD45
Modifications will include:
Half Power Concept
Battery Power
Locolinc Control
Customize Lighting
Remote Servo Couplers
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CR Specifics
Loco |
EMD SD38 |
Length |
?? same as the sd45 frame. |
Weight |
388,000 pounds |
Tractive Effort |
82,000 pounds |
Prime Mover |
16 cylinders |
Horse Power |
2,000 hp |
Fuel Tank |
4,000 gallons |
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Uses paper air filters.
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Uses the Flexicoil trucks which come with Aristocrafts
SD45 loco. |
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No dynamic brakes. |
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And the chopping begins...
Well, here's the start of it!
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The major frame mod:
Here's the butchered SD45 frame to accept the shell.
Notice the long cut up the right side of the frame where the wall of
the shell will slide into. |
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12/12/2003 Test fit:
Slightly modified GP38-2 shell on a butchered SD45 frame. |
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04/24/2004 Shell Alterations:
First off, I cut out the back side panels and
replaced them with styrene. I'm casting new doors and will
be adding them shortly. After further examination, I found
inconsistencies with the GP38 cab and front portion, but found
that the SD45 section would be a perfect match. So I chopped
up the shell a little further to mate an SD45 front end to the
rest of the GP38 shell. |
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