I've read that Geeps were designed to be a "bare bones" and ugly locomotive, intended to give EMD a grip on the branch lines market. Instead, railroads snatched them up for mainline duty, largely due to their low cost and good performance. They were also designed to be run either forwards or backwards, with the cab located at about 2/3. Some railroads, like the NKP, opted to run some Geeps backwards all the time. IE: long nose portion (typically the rear) first. This gave some old-school engineers the feeling of driving their old steam engines.
My question is: Is it possible to set up a model GP7 to run in this manner? Would you just set it up on the track backwards and run it in reverse? Or would it be easier to rewire it? Maybe just change the body around?
Thanks! :thumb:
My question is: Is it possible to set up a model GP7 to run in this manner? Would you just set it up on the track backwards and run it in reverse? Or would it be easier to rewire it? Maybe just change the body around?
Thanks! :thumb: