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Southern Pacific C-630

SP C-630 painted and detailed a heavy switcher.

SP's C-630's came in two versions. As delivered a mainline unit, and later they were converted to heavy switchers.

Modeling choices at the moment are:

• For N Scale:
  • ConCor made a C636 that might be usable

• For HO Scale:
  • a hi-hood Tyco model that is probably still around on secondhand tables,
  • and a white-metal kit by Tiger Valley Models.
  • Stewart C-630

• For S Scale:
  • ?

• For O Scale:
  • ?

References:

• Railroad Model Craftsman Aug. 1984 - Plans for C-630, plus Proto photo of SP #3140
• Mainline Modeler Aug. 1989 - C-630 Drawings, Rosters plus Proto photo of SP #7811
• Mainline Modeler Sep. 1989 - C-630 Plans and Description, Part 2.
• Railroad Modeler Mar. 1974 - Proto photo showing rebuilt C-630 #3147 - with UDE light below the signal light!
• NMRA Bulletin Jan.1991 - Tiger Valley Models Product Review.
• RailModel Journal Jan.1991 - Tiger Valley Models Product Review.
• Railroad Model Craftsman Nov 1986 - Reading C-630 lo-nose kitbash, but may be usable.