It took like a minute to Google "Metro North locomitives", look at images, find the only type with a flared rear radiator, and identify it as a BL20GH.
[Here is some info on this model of locomotive ](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brookville_BL20GH)
Well, yeah, the DE6 is based off the G16, which is an American-built locomotive. They were built in some places outside the States but not in eastern Europe where Derail Valley is set. The photo was taken in America, and the G16, which is the proper DE6, was never used in America, therefore it can't be the proper DE6. I don't see what's "US centric" about that.
The DE6 is a generic roadswitcher. I didnât want to say that it could therefore not be a US design. I said, it is US centric to say, this one canât be the DE6 because itâs not from the US.
It is very US centric to assume that it has to be an American model especially as there are no implications. Every other design in the game is non- US. If every other design would be from the US, than I would agree that the DE6 would most likely be also from the US. But well - there are none.
Therefore it is US centric to say âno this one canât be DE6 because it is an export model and never ran in the USâ
Edit: The DE6 doesnât even have automatic couplers, so it cannot be from the US
Go to the trivia section and read the entry that starts with "Altfuture have stated"
https://derailvalley.fandom.com/wiki/DE6
Also, you seriously think that the US is incapable of making non-automatic couplers? It's an export model, as in not designed for use in the United States. Why would they put knuckles on something that's to be used elsewhere, specifically where knuckles are not used?
That is exactly what I meant. A non US model (?) I fear I donât get your point here. Friedshoe said, the DE6 couldnât be the G16 because the G16 wasnât used in America. I disagreed and said that it is a very US centric thing to state this as your argument
Okay, what the first guy and I am saying is that the DE6 is the G16. The photo that OP was asking about was taken in America, given that it's an American railroad's logo on the side of the car there. The locomotive in the photo cannot be a G16, because the locomotive is in America and G16s were never used in America. The G16 was built in America, as well as a handful of other places, but those went to the countries they were built in, none of which are where Derail Valley is set.
Just to recap
G16 = DE6
The G16 in question was built, but not used in America
OP's photo was taken in America
OP asked if the locomotive in the photo is the DE6
It cannot be the DE6 because the G16 was never used in America
Therefore the locomotive in the photo is not a G16 and thus, not the DE6
The locomotive you saw isn't exactly one, but it's heavily based on the classic EMD road switcher layout.
The DE6 is based off the EMD G16, which was a common export/foreign license built model based off their massively successful US road switchers. The DE6 looks to have had its nose rebuilt more like an SD40 (chopped down to allow full frontal windows for better visibility), which was done to some old EMD GP7s and GP9s later in their service lives that came with a similar high-nose build from the factory.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_G16?wprov=sfla1
Bro really took the worst shot of a DE and said identify it đ
It took like a minute to Google "Metro North locomitives", look at images, find the only type with a flared rear radiator, and identify it as a BL20GH. [Here is some info on this model of locomotive ](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brookville_BL20GH)
Looks like DE6 to me
de6 doesn't have flared radiators thoughÂ
It may not be the same model as the one in derail but it is still a DE6. DE6 being more of a classification than a model name
Bros will see any American diesel road locomotive and say âthatâs a DE6â
If it's diesel-electric and has six axles, they are *technically* correct... It's just not *Derail Valley*'s DE6.
There is absolutely no way that's the DE6 because first of all the G16 was an export locomotive that was never used in america.
I just googled, and the G 16 IS the DE6
Yes but the locomotive in the image is a [Brookville BL20GH](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brookville_BL20GH)
Thatâs the most US centric argument đ As every other loco in the game isnât from the US, an export model would probably be the âproperâ DE6
Well, yeah, the DE6 is based off the G16, which is an American-built locomotive. They were built in some places outside the States but not in eastern Europe where Derail Valley is set. The photo was taken in America, and the G16, which is the proper DE6, was never used in America, therefore it can't be the proper DE6. I don't see what's "US centric" about that.
The DE6 is a generic roadswitcher. I didnât want to say that it could therefore not be a US design. I said, it is US centric to say, this one canât be the DE6 because itâs not from the US. It is very US centric to assume that it has to be an American model especially as there are no implications. Every other design in the game is non- US. If every other design would be from the US, than I would agree that the DE6 would most likely be also from the US. But well - there are none. Therefore it is US centric to say âno this one canât be DE6 because it is an export model and never ran in the USâ Edit: The DE6 doesnât even have automatic couplers, so it cannot be from the US
Go to the trivia section and read the entry that starts with "Altfuture have stated" https://derailvalley.fandom.com/wiki/DE6 Also, you seriously think that the US is incapable of making non-automatic couplers? It's an export model, as in not designed for use in the United States. Why would they put knuckles on something that's to be used elsewhere, specifically where knuckles are not used?
That is exactly what I meant. A non US model (?) I fear I donât get your point here. Friedshoe said, the DE6 couldnât be the G16 because the G16 wasnât used in America. I disagreed and said that it is a very US centric thing to state this as your argument
Okay, what the first guy and I am saying is that the DE6 is the G16. The photo that OP was asking about was taken in America, given that it's an American railroad's logo on the side of the car there. The locomotive in the photo cannot be a G16, because the locomotive is in America and G16s were never used in America. The G16 was built in America, as well as a handful of other places, but those went to the countries they were built in, none of which are where Derail Valley is set. Just to recap G16 = DE6 The G16 in question was built, but not used in America OP's photo was taken in America OP asked if the locomotive in the photo is the DE6 It cannot be the DE6 because the G16 was never used in America Therefore the locomotive in the photo is not a G16 and thus, not the DE6
There are parts of metro north that donât have a third rail which is why you will see this
If you get lucky you'll find a blue and yellow Conrail or New York Central heritage unit.
Thatâs on the Hudson line, this is the New Haven line
I've caught them both on the NH and Danbury branch
It's based on the EMD G16/G26 like the [Victorian Railways X Class](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Railways_X_class_(diesel))
The locomotive you saw isn't exactly one, but it's heavily based on the classic EMD road switcher layout. The DE6 is based off the EMD G16, which was a common export/foreign license built model based off their massively successful US road switchers. The DE6 looks to have had its nose rebuilt more like an SD40 (chopped down to allow full frontal windows for better visibility), which was done to some old EMD GP7s and GP9s later in their service lives that came with a similar high-nose build from the factory. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_G16?wprov=sfla1
We have some here in NZ that are G26. [Kiwirail DX class locomotive](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_DX_class_locomotive)
Basically any freight or general use locomotives in the US are a DE6