About this locomotive
The GP7u was a rebuild done by the Santa Fe Railroad in the 1970s as an attempt to modernize and extend the life of their vast fleet of what were at the time GP7s. They were extremely successful and can still be seen on many short lines and even in switching service on some of the class 1 railroads such as BNSF.
A little note:
Because this locomotive class was custom built by the Santa Fe railroad no locomotive is exactly the same. Almost all of these locomotives are slightly different from one another and often had changes made to them during their service lives. That being said, I did my best to try to use pictures from the same era to recreate this piece of history.
Controls
VTOL - Throttle & Reverser
AG1 - Front headlight
AG2 - Rear headlight
AG4 - Number Board lights
AG6 - Front Magnet
AG7 - Rear Magnet
DO NOT ACTIVATE AG8
Compatibility
Should function with most magnet railcars including those which require a missile lock to detach.
This locomotive is built for the SPR map, however it does have clearance issues so it can not operate on the entirety of the map.
Screenshots & Pictures
Credits
Credit to 32 for the beautiful screenshots
Credit to HuskyDynamics01 for helping me test the functionality of this build.
Credit to asteroidbook345 for the original GP9.
Don't forget to upvote, and also go check out the people mentioned above they all have some really cool builds and have been nothing but friendly.
Specifications
Spotlights
- 52 8 months ago
- DDVC 8 months ago
- DatFiat126Guy19 8 months ago
- JuanNotAnAlt 8 months ago
- HuskyDynamics01 7 months ago
- ToeTips 8 months ago
General Characteristics
- Predecessor EMD GP7U
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 12.0ft (3.7m)
- Length 56.8ft (17.3m)
- Height 19.3ft (5.9m)
- Empty Weight 254,881lbs (115,612kg)
- Loaded Weight 263,046lbs (119,315kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.794
- Wing Loading 9,093.1lbs/ft2 (44,396.6kg/m2)
- Wing Area 28.9ft2 (2.7m2)
- Drag Points 21501
Parts
- Number of Parts 2746
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 7,508
Thank you again to those who helped with this build, whether it was just answering XML questions or testing the locomotive your help is much appreciated.
@MRM19 I'm not, I actually love how it looks and all the work you put into it. I'm just anal about extremely fine details that no normal person would notice. I love trains, so that's gotta hint at my autism a little lol
@MRM19 i understand
I would love to, however I am no longer capable of building anything else until I get my device fixed. @ShirakamiShimada
F*ck its hot. Pwese make a high hood one
That’s actually a really interesting point, I did not notice those vents. That being said I find it interesting that that is what your criticizing. Additionally I don’t necessarily appreciate you just discounting the work I put into this and a simple comparison of the part counts should tell you all you need to know. @asteroidbook345
@MRM19 It's my GP9 but chopped. Also you didn't move the vents on the long hood, so it's still a GP9 lmao
What’s so funny? @asteroidbook345
Lmao
OOH
ATSF
@DatMaluchGuy19 @INeedANewName There was a tag that wasn't requested, it has since been deleted.
@MrSilverWolf I asked to be tagged
@MrSilverWolf they do requested to be tagged, see this forum Post.
Friendly reminder, please do not tag people who did not request to be tagged
@ToeTips Dang no kidding! Thank you by the way...
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