Photos & Videos Photo of the Day Typical second-generation road-switcher

Typical second-generation road-switcher

By Angela Cotey | January 26, 2024

Grand Trunk Western GP38-2 5849 is a fairly typical example of the more than 2,200 of the four-axle road units that were built by Electro-Motive Division between 1972 and 1986.
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