1959 Diesel Locomotives by A.C. Gilbert

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

21812

Prototype Info

Category:

DS-4-4-660

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton (BLH)

Dimensions:

46'6"

Weight:

196,600lbs

Road Name:

Texas & Pacific (TP)

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Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1959

Road Number:

812

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Online Article:

Parts Diagram

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

21234

Prototype Info

Category:

GP7

Year/Era:

1949

Manufacturer:

Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

Dimensions:

55'11"

Road Name:

Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)

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Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1959

Road Number:

234

Product Type:

Metal

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Online Article:

Wiring Diagram

Supplemental Part:

Torpedo Tubes Air Tanks Winterization Hatch

Supplemental Part:

Louvers

Supplemental Part:

Replacement Fuel Tank

Supplemental Part:

Exhaust Stack

Notes:

The #(21)234 GP7 was produced from 1959 through 1961, and it includes two variations. The first variation produced in 1959 and 1960, as shown in the photo, has long steps. The second variation produced in 1961 has short steps. The reason for the short steps is that when Gilbert went to the new Pike-Master systems, the radius of the track was such that the steps had to be shortened to allow to the GP7 to negotiate the curves of the new Pike-Master track. Both variations have a bell located inside the chassis with a clapper that is attached to the axle so the bell rings as the locomotive moves.

This shows both the pre-production model in the foreground and the production model with the yellow chassis in the back. Because of this feature, this locomotive has the nickname the 'Bell Ringer'.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

21927

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Road Name:

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1959

Road Number:

21720

Product Type:

Metal

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

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More Photos

Supplemental Part:

Replacement Triple Horns

Supplemental Part:

Premium Replacement Triple Horns

Notes:

This is a PA-1 only, produced through 1962. The last two years they were sold without a front coupler.

Disassembly and Repair

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

21922

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Road Name:

Missouri Pacific (MP)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1959

Road Number:

21922/21922-1

Product Type:

Metal

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Online Article:

More Photos

Supplemental Part:

Replacement Triple Horns

Supplemental Part:

Premium Replacement Triple Horns

Servicing this model (part 1 of 2), by Neil Ferris.

Servicing this model (part 2 of 2), by Neil Ferris.