Description
Railroad Short Name: UP
In November 1959, EMD introduced the first of its second-generation diesels, the turbocharged GP20. The GP20 is a four-axle road switcher with a turbocharged 567D2 engine, capable of producing 2000 horsepower. Two prominent features of the original GP20’s are dynamic brakes and a low, short hood that tapers away from the front of the cab. Between November of 1959 and April 1962, EMD produced 260 of these locomotives, which were originally sold to eight US railroads.  GP20’s made their way to many railroads, and several are still operating today on short lines in the US.
Road-Specific Features:
- Prototypical UP Yellow & Gray Paint Scheme
- Accurate Details to Match Timeframe of Paint Scheme
- Standard High Headlight, No Shield at Top
- Wind Deflectors on Cab Sides
- Full Length Armrest on Cab Window
- Prototypical Road-Specific Grab Iron Locations
- Standard Turbocharger Stack
- Front and Rear Pilot with Footboards
- Truck Sideframes with Hyatt Bearings
- Flared Top Radiator Fans
- Factory-Installed Winterization Hatch
- Equipped with Dynamic Brake
- Separately Controllable Headlight, Rear Light, Cab Light, Class Lights, and Numberboard Lights
Locomotive Features:
- Paragon4 Sound & Control System featuring ROLLING THUNDER
- Integral Dual-Mode Decoder with Back EMF for Superb Slow Speed Operation in DC and DCC
- Precision Drive Mechanism Engineered for Heavy Towing and Smooth Slow Speed Operation
- 5-Pole Can Motor with Skew Wound Armature
- All Wheel Electrical Pick-upABS Plastic Body with Die Cast Chassis
- Premium Caliber Painting
- Prototypically Accurate Paint Schemes and Road NumbersRoad-specific Details Accurate for Each Paint Scheme
- Many Separately Applied Details such as Handrails, Grab Irons, Fans, Sunshades, Antennas, and More!
- Factory-Installed Engineer Figure
- Prototypical Light Operation Accurate for each Railroad
- Prototypically Accurate Sounds for the EMD GP20
- Metal Kadee-compatible Couplers (2)
- Will Operate on Code 70, 83, and 100 rail
- Minimum Operating Radius: 18 inches
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