Comments on: GP9 on 16 Inch Radius Curves https://blog.model-train-help.com/2023/04/gp9-on-16-inch-radius-curves.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gp9-on-16-inch-radius-curves Model railroads and model trains Wed, 21 Jun 2023 00:52:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Kim Fokken https://blog.model-train-help.com/2023/04/gp9-on-16-inch-radius-curves.html#comment-62771 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 00:52:20 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6692#comment-62771 I have HO and have been tight on staying with 18 but GP or as they call them, GEEPS are shorter length than SDs as GP’s have 2 axle trucks and SD’s have 3 and same goes for GE’s. On my layout I used gauges that are all 18’s but it was a challenge. HO are really only supposed to have 2% grade but mine are more like 3 and one of those is curve and incline at the same time and I did alot of work to make that happen but a single loco has a hard time getting up that with cars on so both trains have 2 loco consists which makes a big difference. Like one person says about scenery keeping it far enough from the tracks cause the front and back steps of locos will catch on things. keep trains short and go slow. Trains are not meant to run a race.

]]> By: Bill https://blog.model-train-help.com/2023/04/gp9-on-16-inch-radius-curves.html#comment-62160 Wed, 12 Apr 2023 01:28:58 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6692#comment-62160 They will probably handle it but will have a toy looking overhang. Make sure any scenery is far enough back so they don’t catch it with the handrails.

]]> By: kim https://blog.model-train-help.com/2023/04/gp9-on-16-inch-radius-curves.html#comment-62157 Wed, 12 Apr 2023 01:17:33 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6692#comment-62157 what’s the scale? if it’s n scale no worries.
If it’s HO the loco will just make as long as you don’t pull to many rolling stock.
And you go slow.

]]> By: Joe T https://blog.model-train-help.com/2023/04/gp9-on-16-inch-radius-curves.html#comment-62153 Tue, 11 Apr 2023 23:43:42 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6692#comment-62153 A GP7 and GP9 will handle the 16 inch radii curves just fine. You can even run U30Bs on such curves.

]]> By: Sidney Hoopengardner https://blog.model-train-help.com/2023/04/gp9-on-16-inch-radius-curves.html#comment-62152 Tue, 11 Apr 2023 23:38:08 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6692#comment-62152 Four axel loco’s will handle 16″ curves but six axel loco’s will have a problem in HO scale

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