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Union Pacific Alco C-855 double diesel drawings Locos and rolling stock
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Active Member 55 posts Larry Bischoff Active Member 55 posts
Larry Bischoff

Does anyone know if scale drawings have been produced for the Union Pacific ALCO C-855 diesel locomotive  and where they could be found. I've had no luck looking in the usual places.

I'm trying to collect/build each of the Union Pacific's double diesel engines and still have the C-855 to collect/build.

Finding a brass version is very difficult and go for stupid prices so may have to resort to scratch building/kitbashing.

Any help  would be appreciated.

 

Larry B
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David Husman dave1905 MRH Author 9,893 posts
David Husman dave1905

RMC

I think RMC published some decades ago.

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Larry Bischoff Active Member 55 posts
Larry Bischoff

Alco C-855 drawings

Thanks for the response.  RMC published drawings for the Alco h-643 diesel hydraulics WAY back in 1966 but haven't found any evidence of any magazine having the C-855 drawings.

Thanks and I'll keep trying.

Larry Bischoff
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wcrails Regular poster 439 posts
wcrails

Trainiax has a couple, but no

Trainiax has a couple, but no dimensions

http://trainiax.net/mescaleloco-results.php?build=ALCO&dtype=UT&type=C-855&rebuilt=N&lrtype=L&scale18=1&scale36=1&scale55=1

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splitrock323 Prolific poster 1,364 posts
splitrock323

You want plan package of Union Pacific Motive Power

Kratville published this simple plan book a long time ago. Copies show up on the auction site or the Rain Forest seller too. It has every UP engine up to the SD40-2. It only shows one dimensional drawings, but they e C-855 is in there and will give you starting dimensions. Good luck, keep us posted. 

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Chuck P Prolific poster 1,012 posts
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Dave was right

 
Monsters of the West - giant diesels of the UP and SP
by  Boyd, Jim 
from  Railroad Model Craftsman July 1970  p. 19
c855   dd35   diesel   prototype   sp   U50C   UP 
 
Alco Century 855 5500 hp. - 1964
from  Loco 1: The Diesel  p. 104
alco   c855   century   diesel   drawing   engine   locomotive   prototype 
 
Alco Century 855
by  Jackman, Lawrence 
from  Railroad Model Craftsman October 1965  p. 34
 
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Larry Bischoff Active Member 55 posts
Larry Bischoff

Alco C855 diesel drawings

Thanks for responding to my requests.

I was able to get reasonable drawings of the C-855 in the 10-65 issue of RMC and also in the book "Loco 1, The Diesel. (same drawing)

Good old e-bay.

Now, how to figure out how to build this thing.

Larry B
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