1963 Diesel Locomotives by A.C. Gilbert
Model Manufacturer Info
Manufacturer:
A.C. Gilbert
Manufacturer ID:
21207
Prototype Info
Category:
F9
Year/Era:
1953
Manufacturer:
Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
Dimensions:
50'8"
Road Name:
Great Northern (GN)
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Model Info
Gauge:
AF
Introduced:
1963
Road Number:
21207, 20207-1
Product Type:
Plastic
Finish:
painted & lettered
Wheels:
hi-rail
Couplers:
AF
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Notes:
#21207 is the powered unit, while #21207-1 is the non-powered one. These models received their catalog number on 6/11/1962. The GN was not sold separately but was part the 1963-64 #20764 Klondike set. There are three reported variations. Two of the variations are listed in Greenberg with a value of "NRS". The common variation has an orange plastic shell with a dark green painted roof as shown in the photo. The common #21207/20207-1 does not has a front coupler, nor an operating headlight. The two "NRS" versions are as follows. The first of these has an orange plastic shell with a green painted roof. It has an operating headlight on the #20207. The second "NRS" unit is painted orange and dark green over a blue plastic shell and it does not have an operating headlight.
(image copyright © Ted Hamler; used by permission)
Testing this engine.
The engine pulling a passenger train (starts at 1:10 mark).