The prospect of getting a GP35 from the new catalog to run with my BNSF Genset led me to set up an experiment to see if it was possible. I figured I should avoid finding out later that this doesnt work...
I put my genset on the track with a recent run SD45, just to see if they could be speed matched, and based on messing around, they could not. Over about 7 feet, the distance apart was give or take 2 feet. Its not even close.
I know the genset is intended to run slow, but figured it was a software tweak to the speed tables when it was put in "switcher" mode on the Cab 2. Even after I tried it with the "diesel" setting, it still can't keep up with the SD45 (or gets shoved along).
So... am I missing something here? Some setting or switch in the loco to get it to run "normal" diesel speed? Maybe its not in the software but actually geared down that low?
Kinda annoying, the gensets were only made with a single road number. I dont really want to have to get a dummy to drag around with a single motor diesel either.
