Reading's GP-7's

I just got a HO Reading GP-7 road number 623, I need to find out short or long hood was the front end, thank you, Bob.

I can't tell you off hand, but a simple way to find out is to go on a railroad photo archive site. They have shots of the different classes of locomotives. look to see which end has the F on it, which designates the front.

Usually the short hood is forward. As is the case with all EMD road switchers (Geeps) since the early 1950s.

it's not that clear-cut, especially with earlier road-switchers - reading seemed to at least use them LHF a lot

Pensyfan19 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 11:57 pm Usually the short hood is forward. As is the case with all EMD road switchers (Geeps) since the early 1950s.

This is an overly broad generalization. Many railroads ran their early Geeps long hood forward.

F end on Long Hood, per this link


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