ELECTRO MOTIVE DIVISION GP35 DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE - WALTHERS PROTO DCC/SOUND
Brief history.
The EMD GP35 is a four-axle road switcher diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Diesel/Electro-Motive Division between July 1963 and January 1966. Powered by the 16-cylinder engine EMD 567D3A, delivered an output of 2.500 Hp. About 1,340 machines have been built, for a total of 38 customers in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Evolution of the previous GP30, the new loco was equipped with many technical and aesthetic improvements. The GP35 general-purpose road-switcher for freight services, became one of the "best seller" for the american railroads, but was not without defects and only after four years of production (with some variants produced), the EMD presented the GP38. During the production, some differences appeared on the model that characterized the various production lots. Many units still remain in service today, or preserved in museums.
The EMD GP35 is a four-axle road switcher diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Diesel/Electro-Motive Division between July 1963 and January 1966. Powered by the 16-cylinder engine EMD 567D3A, delivered an output of 2.500 Hp. About 1,340 machines have been built, for a total of 38 customers in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Evolution of the previous GP30, the new loco was equipped with many technical and aesthetic improvements. The GP35 general-purpose road-switcher for freight services, became one of the "best seller" for the american railroads, but was not without defects and only after four years of production (with some variants produced), the EMD presented the GP38. During the production, some differences appeared on the model that characterized the various production lots. Many units still remain in service today, or preserved in museums.
Specifications / Technical data
Builder: Electro Motive Division
Wheels: B-B
Gauge: 4 ft 8,5 in
Loco weight: 260.000 lb
Lenght: 17,10 meters
Engine power: Diesel
Prime mover: EMD 567D3A
Horsepower: 2.500 Hp
Speed: 65 mph
Build date: 1963-1966
Units built: 1.333
EMD GP35 #2562 Erie Lackawanna in 1965.
EMD GP35 #3682 Conrail (former EL in CR's blue livery with "Can opener" logo).
Conrail EMD GP35 #3677.
The Conrail inherited from Penn Central, Reading and Erie Lackawanna 219 engines, almost all removed from service before the end of 1995. Former Erie Lackawanna, power #3677 has been received CR's blu livery around the mid of 1977. Some unit ex-EL were retired prior to 1986.
EMD GP35 Conrail #3677 data
Road Number: 3677
Type: B-B diesel locomotive
Builder: EMD
Built: 1965
CN: ?
Disposition:
Previous owner: Erie Lackawanna
Remarks: ex EL-2571
Assignment: =
Units in CR roster: 219
EMD GP35 #3677 Conrail (ex EL in blue livery).
WALTHERS PROTO 2000 EMD GP35 Phase II Conrail #3677
Walthers produced some CR's road numbers for the EMD GP35 diesel locomotive. The model No.3677 is equipped with a SoundTraxx Tsunami Sound digital decoder. Very rich in details, this HO scale model does not need important modifications to be represented as the original prototype. The unit #3677 (an ex-Erie Lackawanna Phase II loco) was initially used with the EL colors and received the blue Conrail livery in early 1978.