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2020-03-26

• Added in Photos section:
  • 90 photos from 2020-03-25

2020-03-25

• Revised in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • All rolling stock with 100-ton trucks
    • Revised truck springs
• Added in Drawings/Colours section:
  • BN Cream and Grinstein Green
  • CNW yellow and green
  • CREX blue, dark blue, grey and yellow
  • G&W orange and yellow
  • MEC Harvest Gold and Pine Green
  • PICK orange
  • TTX yellow, red and blue

2020-03-24

• Added in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • 4 NSC well car drawings (Phase 2a stand-alone versions)

2020-03-23

• Added in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • 4 NSC well car drawings (Phase 1 drawbar-connected and stand-alone versions)

2020-03-20

• Added in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • 4 Trinity 60' 9" 7500 cu-ft boxcar drawings (TBOX versions)
• Revised in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • Trinity 6235 cu-ft boxcar drawings (Phase 2 and 3 versions)
    • Removed extra left end ladder support (left-side views only)
    • Minor revisions to door and sill (except Phase 2 version and FBOX 6275 cu-ft version)
    • Revised side door latches (FBOX 6275 cu-ft version only)
• Revised in Drawings/1:18 Painted section:
  • FBOX #505314 (Trinity 6275 cu-ft boxcar)
    • Revised side door latches

2020-03-11

• Added in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • 2 Richmond Tank Car 4750 cu-ft hopper car drawings

2020-03-04

• Added in Photos section:
  • 9 photos from 2020-01-29

2020-02-24

• Added in Drawings/1:18 Painted section:
  • FBOX #505314 (Trinity 6275 cu-ft boxcar)

2020-02-22

• Added in Lettering and Logos section:
  • TTX letters, numbers and logos (from FBOX/TBOX cars)

2020-02-21

• Added in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • 2 Trinity 6235 cu-ft boxcar drawings (BNSF/NKCR version)
  • 2 Trinity 6275 cu-ft boxcar drawings (FBOX version)
• Revised in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • Trinity 6235 cu-ft boxcar drawings (Phase 2 and 3 versions)
    • Relocated carbody end seams
    • Revised door latch height
    • Revised eave edge (except Phase 2 version)
    • Side post spacing (except Phase 2 version)

2020-02-15

• Revised site styles and colours

2020-02-13

• Added in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • 1 GE U30B drawing (SLSF Phase 2g2 right-side view)
• Revised in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • GE U18B drawings (MEC version)
  • GE U23B drawings (LN Phase 2h2 and LV versions)
  • GE U30B drawings (CO and SLSF versions)
    • Increased corner step spacing

2020-02-11

• Added in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • 2 GE U23B drawings (CO version)
• Revised in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • GE U18B right-side view (MEC version)
  • GE U23B right-side views (CR, LN, LV and PC version)
  • GE U30B right-side views (CO version)
  • GE U36B right-side view (CR version)
    • Removed pipe behind fuel tank (except U18B)
    • Revised air filter behind fuel tank (except LV U23B)
  • Most GE U18B, U23B, U30B and U36B right-side views
    • Corrected minor line glitch in front upper air intake
  • GE B23-7 right-side views (CR and MP versions)
  • GE B30-7 right-side views (CO and SLSF versions)
  • GE B30-7A right-side views
  • GE B36-7 right-side views (ATSF and SBD versions)
    • Revised air filter behind fuel tank

2020-02-10

• Added in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • 4 GE U30C drawings (LN Phase 2f versions)

2020-02-09

• Added in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • 2 GE U23B drawings (MON version)
• Added in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • GE U23B drawings (LN Phase 2g version)
    • Revised headlight casing
    • Added missing horn (right side view)

2020-02-05

• Added in Drawings/1:18 Painted section:
  • KCS #4040 (EMD SD70ACe)
  • MKT #621 (EMD SD40-2)
• Revised in Drawings/1:18 Painted section:
  • RI #342 (EMD GP40)
    • Fuel tank supports
    • Cab sub-base ribs
    • Corrected minor line glitch on latches on first engine room door
    • Relocated front hood seam resulting in revised hood proportions
    • Front section of hood lengthened and blower duct widened by 1"
    • Gap from seam to middle hood doors shortened by 0.75"
    • Middle hood doors shortened by 0.25"
    • Increased height of walkway blower duct and bottom of hood doors
    • Corrected seam at bottom corners of long hood
    • Revised radiator intake grills and roof fan hatch
    • Revised handrail stanchion spacing
    • Fuel tank and air reservoirs moved 1" to 1.5" rearward
    • Revised exhaust stack
• Added in Lettering and Logos section:
  • KCS lettering (large hood letters)
  • MKT logo and numbering

2020-02-04

• Revised in Drawings/1:18 Painted section:
  • CR #6381 (EMD SD40-2)
  • DTI #224 (EMD GP38-2)
  • GTW #5836 (EMD GP38-2)
  • LN #8158 (EMD SD40-2)
    • Relocated front hood seam resulting in revised hood proportions
    • Front section of hood lengthened and blower duct widened by 1"
    • Gap from seam to middle hood doors shortened by 0.75"
    • Middle hood doors shortened by 0.25"
    • Increased height of walkway blower duct and bottom of hood doors
    • Corrected seam at bottom corners of long hood
    • Revised roof fan hatch
    • Revised radiator intake grills (CR #6381 and LN #8158 only)
    • Revised exhaust stack (CR #6381 only)
    • Added missing bell (LN #8158 only)
    • Revised paper air filter housing (DTI #224 and GTW #5836 only)
• Added in Lettering and Logos section:
  • EJE logo
  • LSRC lettering and numbering
  • SBD logo

2020-02-03

• Added in Lettering and Logos section:
  • CEFX numbering
  • G&W (CBNS) logo
  • G&W (SLR) logo
  • KCS logo and lettering
  • PICK lettering

2020-02-02

• Added in Drawings/1:18 Painted section:
  • PICK #9508 (GE U18B)

2020-02-01

• Added in Drawings/1:18 Painted section:
  • CN #2501 (GE Dash 9-44CWL)
• Revised in Drawings/1:18 Painted section:
  • CSXT #1524 (EMD GP15T)
    • Relocated front hood seam resulting in revised hood proportions
    • Front section of hood lengthened and blower duct widened by 1"
    • Middle hood doors narrowed by 0.25"
    • Increased height of walkway blower duct and bottom of hood doors
    • Corrected seam at bottom corners of long hood
    • Corrected minor line glitch on latches on first engine room door
• Revised in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • GE Dash 9-44CWL (CN left-side view)
    • Revised dynamic brake vents
    • Corrected line glitch in handrail behind cab
• Added in Lettering and Logos section:
  • CSXT logo and numbers

2020-01-30

• Revised in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • EMD GP35 drawings (NW versions)
    • Replaced all-weather cab window (as-modified) with standard window (as-built)
    • Added awning (Phase 1a1 and 1a2 versions only)

2020-01-29

• Added in Drawings/1:18 Painted section:
  • CSXT #1896 (GE U18B)

2020-01-28

• Added in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • 2 EMD GP30 drawings (ACL version)
  • 2 EMD GP35 drawings (ACL version)

2020-01-27

• Added in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • 2 EMD GP30 drawings (NW version)

2020-01-25

• Added in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • 1 GE U30B drawing (SLSF Phase 2g1 left-side view)
  • 1 GE U30C drawing (BN 5824-5833, 5929-5938 left-side view)
• Revised in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • GE U18B, U30B, U30C, U33C, U36B and U36C left-side views (Phase 2g1 and earlier units)
    • Revised hood doors behind cab
  • All GE U23C, U30C, U33C and U36C right-side views
    • Corrected line glitch on brake chain pipe
• Revised in Locomotive Phases section:
  • GE U18B, U23B, U30B, U33B, U36B Phases
    • Divided Phase 2g into 2g1 and 2g2
  • GE U23C, U30C, U33C, U36C Phases
    • Divided Phase 2g1 into 2g1 and 2g2
    • Changed Phase 2g2 to 2g3

2020-01-24

• Added in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • 4 EMD GP30 drawings (SOU versions)

2020-01-20

• Added in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • 10 EMD SD35 drawings (NW versions)
  • 1 GE AC44C6M drawing (NS 4125-4274, second right-side view)
• Revised in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • GE AC44C4M and AC44C6M drawings
    • Revised grabirons behind cab (left-side views)
    • Thinner handrails behind cab (NS 4000-4001 only)

2020-01-19

• Added in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • 2 EMD SD35 drawings (CO Phase 2a3 version)
• Revised in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • EMD SD35 and SD40X drawings
    • Narrower stepwell edges

2020-01-18

• Added in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • 13 EMD SD35 drawings (ACL, LN, PRR and SP versions)
• Revised in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • EMD GP35 drawings (SP Phase 1d and 2b versions)
    • Added lift rings below radiator intakes
    • Removed rear numberboards (Phase 2b version)
    • Added circular panels on long hood end (Phase 2b version)

2020-01-16

• Added in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • 2 EMD SD45 drawings (CBQ version)
  • 7 GE Dash 9-44CW drawings (BNSF Phase 2a through 2d versions)

2020-01-15

• Added in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • 3 GE Dash 9-44CW drawings (BNSF Phase 2a versions)
  • 2 GE ET44C4 drawings
• Revised in Drawings/1:18 Painted section:
  • AA #2373 (EMD GP39-2)
    • Revised center hood door spacing
    • Revised hood behind cab
    • Increased height of walkway blower duct and bottom of hood doors
    • Corrected minor line glitch on latches on first engine room door
  • CN #5570 (GMD GP38-2(W))
    • Relocated front hood seam resulting in revised hood proportions
    • Front section of hood lengthened and blower duct widened by 1"
    • Gap from seam to middle hood doors shortened by 0.75"
    • Middle hood doors shortened by 0.25"
    • Increased height of walkway blower duct and bottom of hood doors
    • Corrected seam at bottom corners of long hood
    • Revised roof fan hatch
    • Front right traction motor cables and air piping moved 0.75" to 1" rearward
    • Corrected minor line glitch on latches on cab sub-base door and first engine room door
    • Revised paper air filter housing
  • CN #9511 (GMD GP40-2L(W))
    • Relocated front hood seam resulting in revised hood proportions
    • Front section of hood lengthened by 1"
    • Gap from seam to middle hood doors shortened by 0.75"
    • Middle hood doors shortened by 0.25"
    • Increased height of bottom of hood doors
    • Corrected seam at bottom corners of long hood
    • Revised roof fan hatch
    • Front right traction motor cables and air piping moved 0.75" to 1" rearward
    • Corrected minor line glitch on latches on cab sub-base door
    • Revised radiator intake grills
    • Revised exhaust stack
  • CREX #1328 (GE ES44AC)
    • Thinner side handrails

2020-01-14

• Revised in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • GE ES-series drawings (most AC versions and Phase 2e DC versions)
    • Revised grabirons behind cab (all left-side views)
    • Revised wide handrail stanchions (Phase 2e and later versions)
    • Thinner side handrails (Phase 2f2 and 2g versions)

2020-01-11

• Updated the Drawing Accuracy and Locomotive Dimensions pages
  • Added more information about the drawing scales and how to obtain dimensions from the drawings
• Revised in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • 2 EMD GP38AC drawings (SOU version)
    • Added stepwell lights
    • Lowered flag holder (right side)
  • 2 EMD GP38-2 drawings (SOU Phase 1b2 left-side views)
    • Revised speed recorder
• Corrected numbering for GE ES44C4 drawings (BNSF Phase 2f versions)
• Revised in Locomotive Phases section:
  • EMD GP38, GP39, GP40 Phases
  • EMD GP38-2 Phases
  • EMD GP40-2 Phases
  • EMD SD38-2, SD40-2, SD45-2 Phases
  • GE ES Series Phases
    • Minor wording revisions
  • EMD SD70M-2, SD70ACe Phases
    • Added production dates

2020-01-10

• Added in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • 2 EMD GP40X drawings
  • 5 EMD SD40X drawings
• Revised in Locomotive Phases section:
  • EMD/GMD GP28, GP35 Phases
  • EMD SD28, SD35, SDP35, SD40X Phases
    • Added more information about GP40X and SD40X test-beds
  • EMD SD38, SD39, SD40, SD45 Phases
    • Added introductory text describing model history
    • Added transition from SD35 to SD40
    • Added more references

2020-01-09

• Added in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • 6 EMD SD35 drawings (BO and CO versions)
• Added in Locomotive Phases section:
  • EMD SD28, SD35, SDP35, SD40X Phases

2020-01-05

• Revised in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • All EMD GP39-2, GP39X and GP59 drawings
    • Revised center hood door spacing
    • Revised hood behind cab
    • Blower duct widened by 1" (GP39X)
    • Increased height of walkway blower duct and bottom of hood doors
    • Corrected minor line glitch on latches on first engine room door
  • All EMD SD50, SD60, SD60M and SD60I drawings
    • Revised center hood door spacing
    • Increased height of walkway blower duct and bottom of hood doors
    • Revised hood behind cab (SD50 and SD60 right-side views only)
• Continued transfer of 1:55 drawings from old pages to drawing search:
  • EMD SD60M, SD60I

2020-01-04

• Continued transfer of 1:55 drawings from old pages to drawing search:
  • GMD SD40-2(W)

2020-01-03

• Continued transfer of 1:55 drawings from old pages to drawing search:
  • EMD F40PH, F40M-2F, F45, FP45, SDP40F, SDF40-2, SD60MAC
  • EMD SD70ACe (CSXT, EMDX, MRL and UP versions)
  • EMD SD70M-2 (all versions)
  • GMD F40PH-2D, SD50F, SD60F
• Revised in Locomotive Phases section:
  • EMD SD70M-2, SD70ACe Phases
    • Separated Phase 2a into 2a1 and 2a2

2020-01-02

• Continued transfer of 1:55 drawings from old pages to drawing search:
  • EMD SD70ACe (BNSF, FXE and KCS versions)

2020-01-01

• Changed drawing links to arrows representing different sides (instead of multiple model names with an asterisk for right-side views)
• Revised Website Building section
  • Added "User Interface" subsection
• Revised Site History section
  • Added toggle option to show/hide screenshots of past versions of the site

2019-12-31

• Made minor changes in shape of green navigation bar and white menu tabs (border radius percent rather than px)
• Significantly revised layout and simplified presentation of Photos section (in page displaying photo search results)
  • Clarified page numbers and range of displayed images
  • Moved sort feature to table header and options to immediately above table (allowing for removal of numerous sort/options links previously at the top right of the page)
  • Moved number/type/date information to the left of images instead of below
  • Changed default presentation from images to text-only
• Added in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • 15 GE U30C drawings (BN versions)
  • 3 GE U33C drawings (BN versions)
• Revised in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • 2 GE U23C drawings (LSI version)
    • Revised intakes under radiators (paper to oil bath air filters)

2019-12-30

• Revised in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • 2 GE U36C drawings (ATSF left-side views with Rockwell trucks)
    • Removed redundant truck casting lettering
    • Revised truck casting holes
• Revised in Locomotive Phases section:
  • GE U18B, U23B, U30B, U33B, U36B phases
    • Added minor details and dates for Phase 2d
  • GE U23C, U30C, U33C, U36C phases
    • Converted to tabular format
    • Added introductory text describing model history
    • Added production dates for all phases
    • Added references

2019-12-29

• Revised in Locomotive Phases section:
  • GE B23-7, B30-7, B30-7A, B36-7 phases
  • GE C30-7, C30-7A, C36-7 phases
    • Added introductory text describing model history
    • Added production dates for all phases
    • Added references

2019-12-28

• Added in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • 18 GE C30-7 drawings (BN versions)
• Revised in Locomotive Phases section:
  • GE Dash 9 series phases
    • Added information about BCOL and CN model variations

2019-12-27

• Revised in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • 2 GE C30-7 drawings (ATSF Phase 1b version, CR version)
    • Revised fuel cutoff switch housing
• Revised in Locomotive Phases section:
  • GE C30-7, C30-7A, C36-7 phases
    • Split Phase 1a into 1a and 1b; former Phase 1b now 1c

2019-12-12

• Revised in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • 8 EMD GP38 drawings (PC and PRSL versions with extended cab)
    • Revised short hood grabiron location and cab roof profile

2019-11-02

• Added in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • 10 GE ES44AC drawings
    • CN, CREX, KCS, NS and UP Phase 2g versions (all except UP version previously grouped with Phase 2f2 versions)
  • 1 GE ES44C4 drawing
    • BNSF Phase 2g right-side view
• Revised in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • 2 GE ES44AC drawings (IAIS Phase 2f2 version)
  • 3 GE ES44C4 drawings (BNSF late Phase 2f2 left-side view, FEC version)
    • Changed from Phase 2f2 to 2g
• Revised in Locomotive Phases section:
  • GE ES-series phases
    • Added Phase 2g

2019-10-03

• Revised in Drawings/1:18 Undecorated section:
  • GE Dash 9-40CW and ES40DC drawings (NS versions)
    • Revised rear ditch lights