Rapido Trains 34508 HO Scale GP40TC Diesel GO Transit "Early Font" 508 (DC/DCC/Sound) losi nascar ProGraphix® body graphics

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The major improvement of the M48 over the M47 was the superior shape of the "Turtleback" cast steel turret

Length over the buffers 63 mm / 2-1/2"

Maintenance was also far less intensive and expensive compared to the steam locomotives that ruled the rails of the day

To increase the strength toward the bottom

Rapido Trains 34508 HO Scale GP40TC Diesel GO Transit "Early Font" 508 (DC/DCC/Sound) losi nascar ProGraphix® body graphicsRapido Trains 34508 HO Scale GP40TC Diesel GO Transit "Early Font" 508 (DC DCC Sound) To power most of its new trains, GO turned to GMDD in London Ontario. GMDD responded with an all new purpose built locomotive: the GP40TC. Largely based on EMDs new GP40 freight locomotive on a stretched platform, the GP40TC was powered by a 3000 turbocharged 16 645 prime mover with a smaller EMD 12V 149 for HEP. Constructed in 1966, these were delivered several