Like the new engine, I would be interested in seeing a video of the weathering that you do on your engines. Have a safe and happy new year and looking forward to seeing more videos.
Nice! SP GP 9s and the non turbocharged sound of the prime mover. Great choice and looking forward to the weathering coming soon! You can never over weather an Espee locomotive.
Hi Rick , nice looking locomotive yes please do a video on weathering it. You sound like me get a new locomotive and Merry Christmas to me.L O L. I got 3 new C 39-8’s on the way in the Conrail colors. I’m an n scaler and in my era is the 80’s so these units were new in 1986. I’m a Norfolk and Western , Southern , and Norfolk Southern fan. So I decided to add some Conrail power in. They ran in the same areas. Happy New Year ! ! Thanks for sharing. Have a good weekend. 😎😎. 👍
I could listen to that Engine all day Switching…. 🤠 Too many times I forgot the Insulated Joiners. But now I work it out visually in my head and Prep each Switch before Install. 😊
You found a nice new loco under the Christmas tree! On my model railway I also drive different periods, so 80s or 90s or 2000s or modern. In that way, having multiple collections, there is always a good excuse to buy a new wagon or loco. 😊 Happy New Year to you and keep those videos coming!
rick going back to the old SP days... SWEET now all you need is a nice SP caboose!!!... also, Athearn is coming out with some MP15ACs in SP livery sometime next year... a few more SP motors for you perhaps???????
How about a little actual SP history Rick? GPE's 3326-3437 were outshopped in Sacremento's GRIP Program starting in 9/71 thru 12/76. 3380, formerly 3520, as delivered 5687, shipped in 4/56 and was upgraded as of 4/19/73. So the way your unit is painted would be for 1973 and beyond. Depending on your year of usage there would be a lot of weathering choices. 3380 was retired in 9/18/95 and sold to Progress Rail in Exeter, CA in December of that year. I have GP9E 3384 plus some unrebuilt GP9's in the 3700's, they make fine power for anything you care to name. I model the late 1970's. Happy New Year to you all. JohnH. 🌵
can you say insulated rail Joiners Rick? (cough. . gag) and of course on the real railroads they are called Joint bars. Veddy nice choice, an SP GP9R . Even tho I'm an SP modeler, I opted for the UP 3 digit GP9 with the giant plow. They were used on OR/WA branch lines and was just too cool to pass on.I do have a few SP GP9s laying around somewhere.cheers oh and that run around would be a nice place for the Santa Fe to leave a few cars, if that track was extended with diamond. PPS you cut the webbing between ties on the switch and you could curve it slightly on that end.
Hey Rick, if you have cars that run in both era's, you could weather and tag one side of it for current ops, and the other side just lightly weather (or whatever) to use in the 80s era. Would work for the per diem boxcars at least.
I love the building with the Google street view printout on it. That is really nice. As far as weathering the new loco - please don't go crazy. What's wrong with having a clean looking engine? Maybe dull the paint a little but other than that - nothing else.
LOL nice!! I got 2 DRGW GP40s from Scaletrains.....only took 6 days to arrive! from the time I paid for em, till they got 2 my door here In Australia !! New record for postage beating 7 days for my first order of SD40T-2s a couple of years ago.. How did you program you GP9 to start on command?
Hi Rick & Hello Benjamin & it's is Randy and i like yours video is Cool & Thanks Rick & Benjamin & Friends Randy & Hello Rick & Benjamin & Happy New Year's & The Best in The New Year's 2025
Like the new engine, I would be interested in seeing a video of the weathering that you do on your engines. Have a safe and happy new year and looking forward to seeing more videos.
Just finished with the weathering. Video should be up tomorrow.
@@socalscalemodels Happy Joy! Can't wait to see it.
The sweet sound of SP GP9's and 1980's music!!!
The imaginative play you do on your railroad really inspires those who want to do the same.
The 'bump' is the dynamic brake housing and fan. :) Great work on the layout. And the SP Geep is in its 'heritage' paint scheme.
Yep, it was restored out of respect for the SP.
Nice! SP GP 9s and the non turbocharged sound of the prime mover.
Great choice and looking forward to the weathering coming soon!
You can never over weather an Espee locomotive.
Hi Rick , nice looking locomotive yes please do a video on weathering it. You sound like me get a new locomotive and Merry Christmas to me.L O L. I got 3 new C 39-8’s on the way in the Conrail colors. I’m an n scaler and in my era is the 80’s so these units were new in 1986. I’m a Norfolk and Western , Southern , and Norfolk Southern fan. So I decided to add some Conrail power in. They ran in the same areas. Happy New Year ! ! Thanks for sharing. Have a good weekend. 😎😎. 👍
Love the new engine. I just might pick one up myself, looks great and sounds great. Thanks for the great videos.
I could listen to that Engine all day Switching…. 🤠
Too many times I forgot the Insulated Joiners. But now I work it out visually in my head and Prep each Switch before Install. 😊
You found a nice new loco under the Christmas tree! On my model railway I also drive different periods, so 80s or 90s or 2000s or modern. In that way, having multiple collections, there is always a good excuse to buy a new wagon or loco. 😊 Happy New Year to you and keep those videos coming!
Hey Rick, I like the new locomotive. I was expecting a Southern Pacific SD9. A GP9 is a great addition. Can't wait to see it weathered.
I lived in Reno, NV in 1993 and the SP used a GP-9 in its Sparks, NV yard for switching duties.
Looks great. Happy New Years
My future late 1970's Conrail layout just had to have a Genesis SP Kodachrome GP-9r just because it's cool. I'm glad that we think alike.
Excellent choice.
rick going back to the old SP days... SWEET
now all you need is a nice SP caboose!!!...
also, Athearn is coming out with some MP15ACs in SP livery sometime next year...
a few more SP motors for you perhaps???????
Coolbeans 😎
Happy New Year 🎈🎆🎊
Looks like fun, and cool update 👍🏻
How about a little actual SP history Rick? GPE's 3326-3437 were outshopped in Sacremento's GRIP Program starting in 9/71 thru 12/76. 3380, formerly 3520, as delivered 5687, shipped in 4/56 and was upgraded as of 4/19/73. So the way your unit is painted would be for 1973 and beyond. Depending on your year of usage there would be a lot of weathering choices. 3380 was retired in 9/18/95 and sold to Progress Rail in Exeter, CA in December of that year. I have GP9E 3384 plus some unrebuilt GP9's in the 3700's, they make fine power for anything you care to name. I model the late 1970's. Happy New Year to you all. JohnH. 🌵
I think Santa should have brought you new crossing signals with working lights
Looks like you may need to match the new Four axel GP9 with a new Six axel SD9 nice job.
that's beautiful. 👍🤘
can you say insulated rail Joiners Rick? (cough. . gag) and of course on the real railroads they are called Joint bars.
Veddy nice choice, an SP GP9R . Even tho I'm an SP modeler, I opted for the UP 3 digit GP9 with the giant plow. They were
used on OR/WA branch lines and was just too cool to pass on.I do have a few SP GP9s laying around somewhere.cheers
oh and that run around would be a nice place for the Santa Fe to leave a few cars, if that track was extended with diamond.
PPS you cut the webbing between ties on the switch and you could curve it slightly on that end.
Hey Rick, if you have cars that run in both era's, you could weather and tag one side of it for current ops, and the other side just lightly weather (or whatever) to use in the 80s era. Would work for the per diem boxcars at least.
I love the building with the Google street view printout on it. That is really nice. As far as weathering the new loco - please don't go crazy. What's wrong with having a clean looking engine? Maybe dull the paint a little but other than that - nothing else.
That's the plan!
Did the GP-9 have dual control stand? I know the SD-35, SD-40S and SD 45s had dual control stands, but not sure about the GP 9s.
not sure
LOL nice!! I got 2 DRGW GP40s from Scaletrains.....only took 6 days to arrive! from the time I paid for em, till they got 2 my door here In Australia !! New record for postage beating 7 days for my first order of SD40T-2s a couple of years ago..
How did you program you GP9 to start on command?
put value of 71 in CV 114 to disable autostart.
You keeping as is or are you patching it as a UP?
Just weathering, no graffiti, no UP patching. Gonna keep it looking like it's 1985ish. Will probably also 'un-patch' the GP38 #588 to run with it.
Heck!
I got some trains
Hi Rick & Hello Benjamin & it's is Randy and i like yours video is Cool & Thanks Rick & Benjamin & Friends Randy & Hello Rick & Benjamin & Happy New Year's & The Best in The New Year's 2025