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EMD Early Road Switchers: GP7 - GP20 Locomotives (TrainTech) | 
 enlarge | Author: Brian Solomon
Publisher: Specialty Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 568959
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 112
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.5
ISBN: 1580070965
Dewey Decimal Number: 385
EAN: 9781580070966
ASIN: 1580070965
Publication Date: July 15, 2006
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Product Description
Diesel, the most significant development in railway technology during the 20th century, was refined and perfected resulting in locomotives that were more powerful, faster, more reliable, and more versatile than the earliest machines on the market. General Motors' Electro-Motive Division rapidly moved to become the leader in diesel-electric technology. Its business practice and models essentially defined the design and operation of diesel locomotives in North America. Producing roughly 1500 hp, Electro-Motive's famous 16-cylinder 567 diesel electric engine is at the heart of all GP7vGP20s. This book is an authoritative and richly illustrated account of EMD's General Purpose models GP7vGP20. It details these early road switchers' place in history with over 200 photos, most in color. Author Brian Solomon, contributor to numerous railway periodicals and author of over two dozen books on railway subjects, including the best-selling Specialty Press title EMD F-Unit Locomotives, shares his knowledge of the history and specifications of EMD's early road switchers. A must-read for all train enthusiasts, this book details everything from the Geep's awesome powerplant to its construction, as well as its place in railway history.
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 A General Purpose Books about EMD's General Purpose Locomotives! January 19, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this book and I was extremelly happy with it but it has a few Shortcomings. For one it is a book in the self professed "TRAINTECH" but not one diagram or technical diagram or drawing of the locomotives can be found. As another reviewer wrote, there seems to be a lot of coverage of current operations w/surviving examples but less of the locomotives when they were first operated. I also feel that there were significant examples of "Geeps" that deserved mention and/or an illustration or two. Some examples include CN's GP's w/Flexicoil trucks and a smaller fuel tank, the US Army's GP7L which had a huge Winterization Hatch w/a small fuel tank and AAR switcher trucks which were later rebuilt into another notable unmentioned and unpictured example when they were rebuilt with AAR-B (road trucks salvaged from ALCO RS-1's) and some recieved new cabs and all got chopped noses.
Despite the short comings an excellent Volume!!!!
 EMD GP loco book good, but lacks depth. December 14, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Here's a good basic book for any model railroader who models the 1950s and on. Rail fans who are intersted in early GP locos will be somewhat disappointed at the incomplete coverage. The GP series of locos by EMD were the most widely sold locomotives in history and hundreds are still running on short lines and regional railroads. There are lots of pictures, but more of the original locos and fewer of a few current ones would have been nice. In fact, that is the major problem with this book -- far too many pictures and too much copy are devoted to a few GPs still running on 2 or 3 short lines, mostly in the Northeast. More extensive coverage is needed of the locos as they were used when new in the 1950s and early 60s.
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