Scale Trains announces....

[ljudice]

c32-8 has an angular cab roof - for starters....

[jagged ben]

c32-8 has an angular cab roof - for starters....

Um.  I don't think so.  The curved roof is precisely what caught my eye in the photo.

I did notice the C32s seem to have ratchet brakes instead of wheels.

[ai5629]

C32-8: six tall doors denoting 12 cylinder power plant. 67’ 11” long. 4000 gallon fuel tank.  389000 pounds.  Horn on cab roof, conductor’s side.

C39-8: eight tall doors denoting 16 cylinder power plant.  70’ 8” long.  4500 gallon fuel tank.  390000 pounds.  Horn on long hood, in front of exhaust stack.

The C39-8’s spent a lot of time out West when they were leased out by Conrail in the 90’s.  I hope this helps.  The other Conrail GE in that photo is a C30-7.  (This is the Kato model.)

Jeff

[daniel_leavitt2000]

Um.  I don't think so.  The curved roof is precisely what caught my eye in the photo.

I did notice the C32s seem to have ratchet brakes instead of wheels.

The C39-8 was leased to the SP extensively in the early 90's.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

The C39-8 was leased to the SP extensively in the early 90's.

And one of the ScaleTrains units (6001) is intentionally lettered as one of them:
https://www.scaletrains.com/collections/rivet-counter-n-scale-ge-c39-8/products/rivet-counter-ho-scale-ge-c39-8

[James Costello]

And one of the ScaleTrains units (6001) is intentionally lettered as one of them:

Trying to find photos from the 90s with the red L has been challenging, but this nugget (without the L) did turn up on Facebook this past year:



Can't give credit unfortunately....

Convinced @jagged ben ?

[James Costello]

And because I'm an equal opportunity Lease Fleet junkee, here's a Paul Jansson shot from '96 in Taylor Yard, with both NS C39-8 and C40-8s:

[cjm413]

Um.  I don't think so.  The curved roof is precisely what caught my eye in the photo.

I did notice the C32s seem to have ratchet brakes instead of wheels.

There was at least one wreck rebuild with an angled cab roof, but that (or those) were the exception(s) to the rule

http://conrailphotos.thecrhs.org/Images/CR-6612-at-Fox-Ridge-NY

[Gozer the Gozerian]

Am I reading that right....Pre-orders extended through 8/20???? 

Joe

[garethashenden]

Am I reading that right....Pre-orders extended through 8/20???? 

Joe

I think it’s August 20th (2018), not August 2020.

[daniel_leavitt2000]

Trying to find photos from the 90s with the red L has been challenging, but this nugget (without the L) did turn up on Facebook this past year:



Can't give credit unfortunately....

Convinced @jagged ben ?

Uh James, the red L is right on the cab.

[sirenwerks]

Trying to find photos from the 90s with the red L has been challenging, but this nugget (without the L) did turn up on Facebook this past year:



Can't give credit unfortunately....

Convinced @jagged ben ?

Maybe it's just me, but I see an L on the cab of that unit.

[tehachapifan]

That pic can almost pass as a model.

[James Costello]

Uh James, the red L is right on the cab.

Urgh yep... more coffee please.... 

[jagged ben]

Wait, does the red L stand for a leased unit? Is that the one I should pick?

Edit: I missed Ed's comment on the first read through.   Thanks for this info.

James, great pic, if only that wasn't another C32.