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Metra locomotives: rebuild or get new, Tier 4 ones? blue streak 1 replied to this thread 37 minutes ago Posted 1 hours ago by charlie hebdo	1	63
NS 4001 CSSHEGEWISCH replied to this thread 12 hours ago Posted 6 days ago by Uncle_Bob	26	1630
How Rare Are the EMD SD60M Triclops Units? kgbw49 replied to this thread yesterday Posted 2 days ago by NellsChoo	12	708
LIRR GP38-2 Question NorthWest replied to this thread yesterday Posted 4 months ago by MLG4812	21	3857
Help: Identify this switcher SD70Dude replied to this thread 3 days ago Posted 13 days ago by Mykhalin	11	4765
Why don't locomotives use high-speed fueling systems? aegrotatio replied to this thread 3 days ago Posted 5 days ago by aegrotatio	8	589
Amtrak puts out RFP for new and rebuilt locomotives. VOLKER LANDWEHR replied to this thread 5 days ago Posted 19 days ago by longhorn1969	42	2078
Baja California/LTEX on H-SDGBAR CSSHEGEWISCH replied to this thread 5 days ago Posted 13 days ago by RailEagle	3	384
Liking Stuff That Isn't That Popular NP Eddie replied to this thread 6 days ago Posted 6 days ago by Backshop	7	501
The disposition of BN-BNSF 4000-4119 locomotives rdamon replied to this thread 7 days ago Posted 7 days ago by NP Eddie	4	520
News Wire: CN orders 200 locomotives from GE kgbw49 replied to this thread 8 days ago Posted 6 months ago by Brian Schmidt	24	2890
BNSF Power Question YoHo1975 replied to this thread 9 days ago Posted 11 days ago by samfp1943	5	767
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Buses are here can Hydro Locos be that far behind? HR616 replied to this thread 11 days ago Posted 13 days ago by CandOforprogress2	3	400
What is the point of building the SD70AH? BDA replied to this thread 18 days ago Posted 3 years ago by zkr123	50	20202
GE Transportation and WABTEC merging? kgbw49 replied to this thread 19 days ago Posted one month ago by BaltACD	8	1300
News Wire: KCS orders 50 new locomotives for delivery in 2019 YoHo1975 replied to this thread 22 days ago Posted 28 days ago by Brian Schmidt	6	1749
EMD SD70Ace Rebuilds caldreamer replied to this thread 25 days ago Posted one month ago by RailEagle	4	1112
News Wire: Union, rail museum optimistic following Wabtec, GE announcement VOLKER LANDWEHR replied to this thread 28 days ago Posted one month ago by Brian Schmidt	3	986
STBX In Plaster City mudchicken replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by RailEagle	1	486
us railroads that operated in Canada NP Eddie replied to this thread one month ago Posted 2 months ago by NP Eddie	33	5549
D&H 7303 Coming to an end? cx500 replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by Harrison	4	891
Nashville Engine's Piston Rods (Lincoln Funeral Locomotive) Overmod replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by DevinCamary	5	736
News Wire: UP to introduce low-emission switchers in Northern California YoHo1975 replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by Brian Schmidt	11	1449
News Wire: GE Transportation's break-up scenarios longhorn1969 replied to this thread one month ago Posted 7 months ago by Brian Schmidt	9	2331
BHP SD70ACes on the Move jeffhergert replied to this thread one month ago Posted 4 months ago by NorthWest	19	3687
6 axle locomotives Shadow the Cats owner replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by southernalco	6	3142
Natural Gas Powered Locomotives oltmannd replied to this thread one month ago Posted 2 years ago by JoeBlow	40	13400
SD80MAC rebuild program caldreamer replied to this thread one month ago Posted 6 months ago by Overmod	50	7295
CSX AC6000CW Bryan Jones replied to this thread one month ago Posted 2 months ago by NorthWest	3	4946
Cabs, Cowl vs. Hood. Overmod replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 2 months ago by NWP SWP	25	3482