Locomotive Descriptions and Phases
Phases refer to incremental changes or improvements over a the production of a locomotive model. They generally indicate minor cosmetic differences observed by railfans and modelers and are thus rarely, if ever, used by railroads and builders.
Whenever possible, I have based phase information off existing, well-known phase descriptions. In some cases, I've modified the existing phases slightly based on my own observations. When I haven't been able to find existing phases, I've created my own. I include all visible phase differences in the latest drawings.
While I initially started only by listing basic phase details, I've gradually been expanding these pages into more comprehensive descriptions that include general production history, railroad-specific details, component variations, dimensions and measurements, and labelled illustrations. I've attempted to ensure the information is accurate and complete, but there may still be errors or omissions; please let me know if you find any!
Models
ALCO/MLW
- Cab units
- RS series
- Century series
EMD/GMD
- GP units
- GP7, GP9 (EMD and GMD)
- GP8 (IC rebuild) - roster
- GP10 (IC rebuild) - roster
- GP11 (IC rebuild) - roster
- GP30
- GP28, GP35 (EMD and GMD)
- GP38, GP39, GP40
- GP38-2
- GP38-3 (NS GP50 rebuild)
- GP40-2
- GP40X
- GP39X, GP49, GP50
- GP59, GP60 - roster
- SD units
- Switchers and cowl/carbody units
- Components
GE
- Universal series
- Dash-7 series
- Dash-8 series
- Dash-9 and later series