Up Gtel Veranda
Up gtel veranda A soundtraxx tsunami decoder tsu 1000 ge gtel was added to this athearn ready to roll veranda turbine union pacific x 74.
Up gtel veranda. Sound gt2 dcc decoder designed for use in n and ho train models sound project for ge gtel 4500 1st generation veranda and big blow preinstalled for use with scaletrains model ask me to provide decoder with 21 pin connector. The car bodies were scrapped by up at omaha and cheyenne. First generation gtel and a 1923 electric auto in fremont nebraska in 1953. Also known as gtels which was short for gas turbine electric locomotives union pacific was the only class i railroad to use the design in regular service.
Ge gtel 4500 hp and veranda turbine sound gt2 decoder for athearn and brass 106 15. From january 1952 to august 1953 up received units 51 60 like the prototype but with a cab at only one end to increase fuel capacity. The truck and bolster assemblies from up 61 68 71 73 75 12 units were reconditioned by up at omaha in 1963 and 1964 and shipped to ge erie for use on the u50s. They were retired in february 1970 and.
Master builder bricks created a union pacific veranda it s a nice partner for his union pacific big boy locomotive this model has 4 power functions train motors dual battery boxes and so much. The turbine rather than an internal combustion diesel engine drove an alternator generator to supply electricity to electric motors mounted on the axles. The gas turbine locomotive was a follow up to the rather unsuccessful steam turbine design. The locomotive frame carried 7 200 us gallons 27 000 l of fuel.
In many ways however the designs were completely different from a mechanical standpoint. The two chosen speakers are esu 50333 and they are 1.