KO&G GP9m

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  • March 1, 2017 at 2:54 pm #5875
    Charles Duckworth
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      Any background on this locomotive; interesting spark arrestors. Taken at Wichita, Kansas March 27, 1960. Builder’s number 24681. Art Johnson photo.

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      March 1, 2017 at 3:48 pm #8241
      Gary Herron
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        Charlie,

        Not sure how many MV Geeps had that type of spark arrestor? But the Geep in the photo was originally a Phase II GP-7.
        It was involved in a terrible collision at Bokoshe, OK in 1958 and had to be sent to EMD and was rebuilt into what you see here. MV#152 was also involved in the collision and was rebuilt as well. Both units remained at 1500 HP. The two remaining MV Geeps #151 and #154 stayed as built until the MP purchase of the Muskogee Roads. I have read somewhere, that all Muskogee Roads Geeps were ‘dual control”. I don’t know if that feature remained after the rebuild.

        This unit, 153, had a different type of spark arrestor by 1962.

        March 1, 2017 at 7:28 pm #8242
        Charles Duckworth
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          Gary
          Thanks for the additional information.

          October 23, 2017 at 11:39 pm #8502
          anonymous

            Interesting unit so thanks for posting. There seem to have been a few styles of spark arrestor used.

            October 24, 2017 at 11:10 am #8505
            David Boeschen
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              Most of the KO&G units, if not all, later had a style of spark arrestor similar to the HO Detail Associates 2101. A number of midwest railroads used this type of spark arrestor, including the RI for one. The ones installed by the MP during this time were quite different.

              I can only guess that this was an early type, perhaps not successful.

              RG7

              October 24, 2017 at 2:32 pm #8506
              Gary Herron
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                And if you want to see an example of the one RG7 mentions, (the Detail Associates part) there is one at the ‘Three Rivers Museum’ at Muskogee, OK.

                According to the museum, it was designed and built by a gentleman who had worked at the shops of the KOG/MV.
                I can’t remember if he kept working for the RR, or if he went into business for himself after his invention.
                This was several years ago and the lady at the museum, I believe, told me his wife still lived in the Muskogee area.
                The inventor had passed away. It was a nice item…looked as though it had not been used.

                Gary H.

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