Restoring a Tyco Canadian National GP20

[@tylerbell5113]

Those Tyco Mantua locomotives are so darn tough!!! They built some of the best motors!!! Nice looking paint scheme it’s such a classic Tyco scheme!!!👍👍

[@ecidaho]

Great video Dan! I have not tried pulling the axels to help,clean MU2s but yep, pop off the side frames and you can atleast oil and clean the commutator pretty well. I don’t have an original CN GP20 but have painted one in similar fashion, though I added the white striping on the long hood. Have an original Tyco CN f unit that I have restored. All the best!

[@andrewhitchens6339]

You should do a GP20 collection update, would love to see them

[@Harrisonidk]

Very nice Dan

[@elleryparsons2433]

Keep Those Engines clean.

[@bensmodelrailroad]

That’s Awesome! I do have a feeling that was sold in the Canadian Market. I think that engine Runs perfectly, except for starting up. But nothing is perfect, I would leave it be. Once again Great Restoration! Also I have sent you an Email just wondering if you have received it. Thank you, keep up the great work!

[@4everdc302]

Well ya know im gonna like that one. Some stuff up here🇨🇦 Dan was regional. I sent a VIA F unit to Ron at CMTs. A fortune in Colorado but there around here. Only piece i can say for sure is a Canadian exclusive were the CP Switchers.(red&yellow)I have a yellow one🚂🇨🇦🇺🇲🙋

[@MygrandpasTrain]

I see CN engines all the time in the freight yard close to my house. Not sure if they have GP20s but they use old GPs for switching all the time! I like your idea of removing the axles to clean them. I never thought of that, rivets are a pain. I also like your Ammeter! That looks cool and I spy some Gilbert HO on the shelf cool stuff!

[@shnorth888]

CN never had GP20's. What they do have are rebuilt chop nosed GP9's that look similar to the above model. CN rebuilt their GP9s in the 80's and early 90's.

[@MygrandpasTrain]

In the yard by me they also have a few other roads like an old E J and E and a few others

[@ivanthevaluable2559]

How come they're all numbered 5628?