Found my Diesel

[sgtmajor]

I'm always very fond of the Steam Engines, however, I do enjoy driving a diesel from time to time.

My favorite Diesel has always been the GP-9.........however, I stumbled across the SP GP-20 today.

Ahhhh.....now this is good. (smile)

The sounds are great....and you can actually couple up 4 engines and control from the lead engine. (smile)

Here's a start up.....enjoy!!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG8eLIU1jIU

Here's another version for starting the second "coupled" unit.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjFq6_ng1go

I did a nice run this evening with 4 engines and a very heavy train......very enjoyable!


Cheers,

[bhk]

Steve, be honest.....you just like the fact that you can fiddle around with switches and settings and stuff.

Is that start-up procedure standard for any GP-20 version or just the SP model and is it a stand-alone loco or come with a route?

Bruce

[sgtmajor]

I DO like starting the engine Bruce, and really do enjoy the sounds!

The engine is a stand-alone loco....no routes, however, it does come with 2 scenerio's for Donner Pass. I ran one of the scenerio's last evening (about 1.2 hours) and it was nicely done.

It does have an "Auto Sanding" feature and a load reduction system that claims to work. I haven't yet fiddled enough with the engine to see.

Cheers,

[bhk]

Thanks, Steve.

Another purchase I may have to make in the future, because I like that sort of detail as well.

Bruce