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Sticky News Wire: Charger battery fire briefly halts 'Hiawatha' BaltACD replied to this thread 15 hours ago Posted 19 hours ago by Brian Schmidt	1	117
An Oddity - Steam/Diesel hybrid locomotive (1920s/30s) IslandMan replied to this thread 2 hours ago Posted 23 hours ago by IslandMan	4	254
Sticky News Wire: Rebuilt Indiana Northeastern Geep takes flight Posted 2 days ago by Brian Schmidt	0	139
Active ALCO's in the Northeast? Bobkat525 replied to this thread 2 days ago Posted 3 years ago by Carsten Frank	16	3668
EMD 1010's Posted 2 days ago by txrrguy	0	198
Burlington's Chicago commuter power before the E? CSSHEGEWISCH replied to this thread 2 days ago Posted one year ago by Leo_Ames	65	9105
locomotive numbers RME replied to this thread 4 days ago Posted 5 days ago by WhiteLeather	9	406
ML8 Plymouth tdmidget replied to this thread 5 days ago Posted 7 years ago by countershot	5	2060
News Wire: CP begins painting 'Beaver' logo on locomotives CandOforprogress2 replied to this thread 6 days ago Posted 27 days ago by Brian Schmidt	30	2042
Diesel-electric locomotive crashworthiness jeffhergert replied to this thread 8 days ago Posted 10 days ago by VOLKER LANDWEHR	6	603
Paint Schemes BaltACD replied to this thread 8 days ago Posted 11 days ago by kenny dorham	9	621
Direction of wheel power BigJim replied to this thread 9 days ago Posted 11 days ago by kenny dorham	6	480
Status of CP's GP38-3? Bryan Jones replied to this thread 11 days ago Posted 13 days ago by Ulrich	3	391
mu locos timz replied to this thread 12 days ago Posted 16 days ago by railfan50036	24	1080
Erie Railroad locomotive numbers pre-1940 RME replied to this thread 13 days ago Posted 15 days ago by WDSmith	4	379
The SD70M: On the Road to Immortality? (w/ Photos) RME replied to this thread 13 days ago Posted one month ago by K. P. Harrier	26	3003
Downfall of EMD and GE ascending CMQ_9017 replied to this thread 13 days ago Posted 5 months ago by JEREMY CENTANNI	71	6894
News Wire: GE debuts first new Indian Railways locomotive RME replied to this thread 13 days ago Posted 13 days ago by Brian Schmidt	3	385
BNSF Executive SD70MAC Rebuild Program? kgbw49 replied to this thread 17 days ago Posted one year ago by SooBoy61	38	11882
Horsepower in electrics VOLKER LANDWEHR replied to this thread 17 days ago Posted 20 days ago by Enzoamps	16	762
B & O PAs ? Buslist replied to this thread 19 days ago Posted 10 months ago by Train Girl	23	4412
F125 Possibility M636C replied to this thread 19 days ago Posted one month ago by K. P. Harrier	11	1343
Are there any AC6000CW locomotives that are actually running at 6000HP? VOLKER LANDWEHR replied to this thread 20 days ago Posted 22 days ago by IbanezGuiness	3	596
News Wire: GE to end locomotive production in Erie M636C replied to this thread 20 days ago Posted 20 days ago by Brian Schmidt	4	575
Camelback cameo Firelock76 replied to this thread 20 days ago Posted one month ago by wanswheel	31	2170
Citirail locomotives on BNSF BLS53 replied to this thread one month ago Posted 3 years ago by william6	56	22125
The Haunted Fugitive locomotives BLS53 replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by Trainman46	12	1275
West Tennessee GEs in GBW colors. BLS53 replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by LensCapOn	3	524
Southern Steam Locomotives RME replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by sueberry	10	879
AT&SF 92 Buslist replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by Buslist	2	490