January 05 update: Following yesterday's revision of GP40-2LW's, GP40-2W drawings have been revised, and GOT and HCRY versions have been added.

January 04 update: The first additions of 2007 are revised GP40-2LW's.  This is the second major revision to the series.  In addition to the improvements introduced with the SD50/SD60 and added to some of the SD40-2 series (new grabirons, trucks, handrail stanchions, hood proportions, etc.) the GP40-2LW's also have:

--All-new underframe detail, resulting from a 4-pixel thicker main frame (GP40-2LW's have substantially taller main frames than GP40-2's or GP40-2W's, and this distinction has been added to the drawings)
--New central and radiator intakes--A distinction will henceforth be made between chickenwire radiator intakes, which were used up to Phase 2a GP40 production, and wire mesh intakes, which were introduced with Phase 2b GP40's and carried through to early Dash-2 units.
--Revised headlights, cab detail, snow shields, pilots and plow
--Distinction between rounded and chamfered step wells (early vs. late Dash-2W units)

Units built in Canada prior to the transfer of GM locomotive production to London, Ontario in 1989 (GP40-2W's, SD40-2F's etc) will be designated as GMD units.

January 03 update: Happy New Year!

The last drawings of 2006 have been uploaded.  Although I was away during the last two weeks, with a bit of fancy tranferring, the goal of 800 drawings for 2006 was reached.  The additions are solely upgraded and painted SD40-2's.

With much of the 2006 total consisting of major locomotive series (such as the hundreds of second-generation EMD drawings) the goal for 2007 will be more modest.  Many of the less common and older models remain to be revised and expanded, such as almost the entire ALCO/MLW/BBD section.

Here's a review of 2006 drawings.

EMD: 451 (56.4%).  New and revised second-generation EMD units arrived in 2006 "en masse".
GE: 255 (31.9%).  Many U-boats, Dash-7's and Dash-8's.  The GE total for 2006 was more than in all previous years combined.
ALCO/MLW/BBD: 2 (0.3%).  The quiet ahead of the planned ALCO storm of 2007.
FM/CLC: 12 (1.5%).  Small expansion of existing C-liner and H-liner series.
Rolling Stock: 35 (4.4%).  More than in 2005 but less than the rolling stock frenzy of 2004.
Painted Locomotives: 40 (5.0%).  Up from 2005 as more revised undecorated drawings made painting them more appealing.
Painted Rolling Stock: 2 (0.3%).  Awaiting further revisions and additions to the undecorated versions.
1:14 Air Horns: 3 (0.4%).  A small section that started rapidly but has been pushed back among higher-priority locomotive drawings.

New: 800, up from 539 in 2005 and from 553 in the previous best year, 2004.
Revised: 230, down from 315 in 2005, the first year of the long-term update.
Total: 1030, up from 846 in 2005.
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Michael Eby 2007