Maine Central EMD GP38s
EMD developed the GP38 as a simpler and less expensive alternative to the turbocharged GP40, expecting it to appeal to smaller roads that didn't need the extra speed and power of a turbocharged engine. Externally similar to the GP40, the GP38 was rated at 2,000 horsepower from their normally aspirated 645 prime mover. The Bangor & Aroostook purchased a pair of GP38s in March 1966, some of the very first built. The MEC looked on with much interest, acknowledging that their F3s were near the end of their usefulness. That summer, a test using BAR 81 and 82 was arranged and from June 11 to 22, the pair ran just over 2000 miles on the MEC covering Vanceboro to St. Johnsbury and the Calais and Rumford Branches. Judged a sucess, the road's largest diesel order ever was placed for 12 dynamic brake equiped GP38s in August. Arriving in November and December 1966, the units introduced the yellow and green colours to locomotives and drew a mark in time seperating the "post-B&M, post passenger MEC...
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https://shop.atlasrr.com/c-723-n69.aspx
http://archive.atlasrr.com/NLoco/arc-ngp3840.htm
http://www.spookshow.net/loco/atlasgp3840.html
| No. | Built | Serial No. | Livery | Manufacturer | Standard | DCC | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Nov 1966 | 32660 | |||||
| 252 | 32661 | Harvest Gold / Green "Circle Herald" | Atlas | 48926 | 48988 | May 2007 | |
| 253 | 32662 | Harvest Gold / Green | Atlas | 48920 | 48984 | April 2005 | |
| 254 | 32663 | Harvest Gold / Green "Circle Herald" | Atlas | 48927 | 48989 | May 2007 | |
| 255 | 32664 | ||||||
| 256 | 32665 | ||||||
| 257 | 32666 | ||||||
| 258 | 32667 | ||||||
| 259 | 32668 | ||||||
| 260 | 32669 | Harvest Gold / Green | Atlas | 48921 | 48985 | April 2005 | |
| 261 | 32670 | Harvest Gold / Green | Atlas | 48908 | 48976 | March 2002 | |
| 262 | 32671 | ||||||
| 263 | Sep 1967 | 33280 | Harvest Gold / Green | Atlas | 48909 | 48977 | March 2002 |
| - | Harvest Gold / Green | Atlas | 48910 | - | March 2002 | ||
| - | Harvest Gold / Green | Atlas | 48910 | - | April 2005 | ||
| - | Harvest Gold / Green "Circle Herald" | Atlas | 48928 | - | May 2007 |
Conway Scenic
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http://www.digitrax.com/products/sound-decoders/sdn144a0/
Further Reading
- Robertson, E. B. (1978). Maine Central Diesel Locomotives. Westbrook, USA: Edwin B. Robertson, pp. 12-17.