08-01-2011, 12:47 AM
I did scan <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/">http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/</a><!-- m --> for pics of ATSF GP30u and BNSF GP30u. I expected to find little to no differences except new numbers.
To my surprise all BNSF GP30u pics have the front light in the nose while I found lots of ATSF GP30u with the front light still in the upper cab position.
It was my understanding the front lights have been moved into the short hood when the GP30 to GP30u conversion happened at ATSF time. Looks like that is wrong but the BNSF did do the relocation of the front light in the GP30u.
If the location of the front light is not a save indicator for a GP30/GP30u conversion, what is left beside a new road number? Is the over plated rear road number and the air condition on the cab roof a save external indicator?
Could someone explain who and when moved to front lights?
To my surprise all BNSF GP30u pics have the front light in the nose while I found lots of ATSF GP30u with the front light still in the upper cab position.
It was my understanding the front lights have been moved into the short hood when the GP30 to GP30u conversion happened at ATSF time. Looks like that is wrong but the BNSF did do the relocation of the front light in the GP30u.
If the location of the front light is not a save indicator for a GP30/GP30u conversion, what is left beside a new road number? Is the over plated rear road number and the air condition on the cab roof a save external indicator?
Could someone explain who and when moved to front lights?
Reinhard