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Still in  wide use  (1998) on shortlines, regional & class 1 railroads (as applicable).
 

Greenbriar  River Raisin  Steam Depot S-Helper American Models  American Models  Overland  American Models  River Raisin  River Raisin  Overland  Overland

EMD GP30 GE 44 Tonner switcher GE 44 Tonner switcher EMD SW9 switcher EMD GP9/18 **  EMD GP35 EMD GP38-2 EMD FP40H EMD SD7 EMD SD9 EMD SD40-2 EMD SD50/60

** - can be converted to GP7, and chopnosed with Des Plaines Hobbies kit

The following were starting to cascade down to shortline use in the late 1970s. their use in 1998 is limited to industrial use or a very small number of shortlines, or preserved locomotives leased to shortlines.

American Models Railmaster Railmaster Sunset/Miller Railmaster Railmaster  American Models Railmaster  Overland  Overland  Overland  American Models  Omnicom  Wabash Valley  American Models  American Models

BLW S12 switcher  EMD NW2 switcher ALCO S2/4 switcher ALCO S4 switcher ALCO RS1  ALCO RS3 ALCO RS3 ALCO RSD4/5 ALCO RS11 MLW  RS18 ALCO RS32 ALCO FA2 & FB-2 unit BLW RF-16 EMD F7 & F7B EMD FP7 EMD FB

It is recognised that the above division is subjective - study your prototype to guide you.

American Models ALCO PA not listed nearly all(?) withdrawn by late 1970s. AF GP20 not listed - I’m not sure how accurate it is?  Note some early brass is also not listed.

Locomotive wish list.

A subjective list but with the criteria that the locomotives were in use in 1978 and are still in popular use in 1998.  Thus most of the GE U-boats (now fairly rare beasts - almost as much as Alcos) are not included..

EMD SD45
EMD SW 1500 switcher modern equivalent of the SW9
EMD MP15 remanufactured GP9
EMD GP38-2 or GP40 - increasingly being used by larger shortlines
EMD SD40-2 still the mainstay of a larger number of class 1&  regional railroads
plus
CF7 body kit for AM chassis.
GP8/10 Paducah Shops conversion kit
Flexcoil trucks for the SW9/1200
 

Modern Freight Cars
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Kelvin White
Oxford England

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