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Geep
A term originally applied to Electro-Motive Division's "GP" (General Purpose) units--initially the GP7, GP9, and GP18 models, which were intended for secondary duties. The term meant "Electro-Motive road switcher".

 


Geep
Nickname for General Motors GP (General Purpose) locomotives.
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Geep
Slang for a series of Electro-Motive Division (General Motors) road switchers designated as GP-7, GP-9, etc. (GP stands for General Purpose).
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An EMD GP38-2, "General Purpose" (GP) locomotives are often called a "Geep".
A Gondola type of railroad car.
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Geep: A slang term for any of the GP ("general-purpose") series of Electro-Motive four-axle diesel locomotives; originally applied only to EMD GP7, GP9, and GP18 models.

Normally, a single MoPac or L&N Geep was assigned to 26th Street. Like Yard Center in Dolton and the 37th Street Intermodal Facility in Chicago, this was a joint facility with the L&N.

Geep - Nickname for early General moters Diesel Locomotives.
Generator - A device that changes mechanical energy to electrical energy.
Glory - String of empty freight cars.

General MotorsĀ' designation for its four-axle "general purpose" locomotives. Also referred to as Geep.
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Handholds on the sides, ends, and roofs of cars.

It may seem like a daunting task to completely disassemble a perfectly good engine, but it's the only way to create a realistic Ann Arbor Geep in N Scale....you can do it! ...

See also: Car, Current, Train, Iron, Track

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