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Well, for those of you who said that foreign trains look strange, just think about how foreigners think our trains look. Actually, though, there are more examples of North American trains running in other countries than you might think. The very first Pullman car to run in Britain came from the US and was very American-looking. Also, in the early 1900's a small British railway (I can't remember more, but I did read this somewhere) bought 2 (I think) Baldwin Moguls because at the time it would have been a long wait for a British locomotive. A GG1 also operated on British Railways on some top-secret experimental runs in the late 50's. It was later discovered again in 1973 and was then used in general service for 4 more years. There was also a coal mine in Britain that used Alco S-2 switchers. During WWII there were several types of steam locomotives designed by the US Army that were sent all over the world. There are many types of diesels made by EMD and Alco for export that are close to their domestic products. Many South American railroads also are very simmilar to North American ones. The motive power of the Ali Shan Forestry Railway in Taiwan consisted entirely of Shays.
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