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dash 9 B units 

 Who'd a thunk 

 

 

 

 

 

 

it could happen. in some form or another 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Here is a SD24 B unit I just completed. 2/24/07 

 

 

 

 

December 2006

All 3 BN SD40-2 B units were in Galesburgthis last summer 

I photographed all 3

 

 

 

 

They are all different with the 7500 having the lovered grills and an anticlimber. 7502 and 7502 both have the older chicken wire type grills.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The main difference is the dynamics sections on the 7502 and the raised walkway on the 7501


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I HAVE  BEEN BUILDING B UNITS FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW.

 

 

 

THE MOST CHALLENGING IS THE SANTA FE SD45-2


HAVING THE WRAP AROUNDDYNAMICS UP FRONT TAKES A WHOLE LOT OF WORK.

 

 

 

 

 

HERE ARE THE 2 SANTA FE SD45 B UNITS.

 

I BUILT THESE FOR

 KEVIN  POFFENBARGER IN JUNE 06

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KATO SD40-2 ARE THE STARTING PIONT

FOR 5514 AND 5517

 

 
 

USING CANNON DOORS, ROOF, ENDS,  AND GRILLS ALONG WITH A LOT OF .020 EVERGREEN .

THE FANS ARE KATO BUT I WILL USE CANNON IN THE FUTURE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNION PACIFIC

GP 30 B fron A 

Proto 2000 30

 

 

 

 






CANNON END AND DOORSAND A SECOND GP 30 SHELL FOR THE FRONT END

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
UP GP9 B

from a Proto 2000  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A SMOKET VALLEY GP 9  

B UNIT KIT

 

 

 

  

THE SOO 6450 IS AN EX BN SD40

 

BIULT FROM A KATO


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