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EMD GP7 - Nickel Plate Road

This mod adds 3 Nickel Plate Road (NKP) EMD-GP7's to the game. These are repaints of the generic EMD GP9 available in game.

• 1951-1960 Original scheme.
  
• 1960-1961 Intermediate scheme.
  
• 1961-1964 Simplified scheme.

The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, commonly refered to as the "Nickel Plate Road", operated in the mid-central United States from 1881 to 1964. It covered a large area with trackage in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri.

In 1951, the Nickel Plate Road received their first batch of GP7's, a "general purpose" diesel-electric road switcher by General Motor's Electro-Motive Division. The railroad would eventually receive 48 of this type.

There appear to have been three paint schemes applied to the NKP GP7's. All were similar, consisting of imitation gold stripes and lettering on black. The original scheme had several stripes on the nose with 3 stripes down each side. Around 1960, when engines came into the shop, the 3 stripes on the sides were removed (Intermediate scheme). Then in 1961 the stripes on the nose were replaced by 4 broad stripes (Simplified scheme).

Like many other railroads, the Nickel Plate Road declined after World War II and eventually merged with the Norfolk & Western on October 16, 1964.

• DDS textures.
  
• 2 LOD levels.
  
• Aging with dirt and rust.
  
• Reversed versions.
  
• Multi-unit versions.
  
• Asset versions.

• Max Speed: 65 mph (105 kph)
  
• Power: 1,500 horsepower (1,119 kW)
  
• Tractive Effort: 61,597 lbf (273 kN)
  
• Availability: (see above)
  
• Cost: (determined by game)

• Original model and textures by Urban Games.
  
• Adjustments and repaint by dwebster73.

• This mod adds new vehicles to the game without altering anything in the game.
  
• Custom colors and logos have been disabled.

Author takes no responsibility for your hardware or software. Use this mod at your own risk.