Diesel EMD GP20 - Powered -- Penn Central #2105 (black, white lettering) - N-Scale

By the mid 50s, increasing pressure from long-haul trucks, declining passenger revenues and mounting costs forced western railroads to find new ways to improve service. Faced with expensive overhauls of early cab and hood unit diesels, many began looking at new equipment as well as ways to improve existing motive power. In 1955 Union Pacific equipped several GP9s with turbochargers as an experiment. Their success inspired EMD to create its own turbocharger for the 567 prime mover, leading to the introduction of the six-axle SD24 in 1958. Further experiments in 1959 created a four-axle version, dubbed the GP20. Early in their careers, the new units were typically assigned priority freights that demanded higher speeds. With the arrival of newer power, they were gradually bumped into secondary runs, and eventually spent their last years in local and yard service. Following their retirement, a few went to work for shortline operators.

Manufacturer:	Life-Like PROTO
Product #:	lip7872
Your Price:	$98.98
List Price:	$109.98
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This items is in the Walthers 2009 N&Z Catalog, page 34, as product number 920-7872.
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