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Question about Southern GP38-2 "oil bath" air filters Overmod replied to this thread yesterday Posted 3 days ago by MARTIN STATION	8	369
GP69 SD70Dude replied to this thread 2 days ago Posted 2 days ago by IA and eastern	3	291
return of ''B'" UNITS ? Overmod replied to this thread 3 days ago Posted 3 months ago by tomytuna	92	11151
Who Is Piloting 4014? Deggesty replied to this thread 3 days ago Posted 28 days ago by GeoPRR	14	2929
NS acquiring 100 of UP's EMD SD9043MAC locomotives Leo_Ames replied to this thread 4 days ago Posted 5 years ago by NSDash9	400	69087
Turbine Power M636C replied to this thread 7 days ago Posted 11 days ago by Overmod	6	645
What type of diesel is this? Lithonia Operator replied to this thread 10 days ago Posted 11 days ago by Lithonia Operator	2	430
Diesel wheel arrangement Overmod replied to this thread 14 days ago Posted 15 days ago by cessna 310	3	1253
NH FL-9 Air Whistles eolafan replied to this thread 15 days ago Posted one month ago by BigJim	21	1191
Road Foreman of Engines BaltACD replied to this thread 23 days ago Posted one month ago by PJS1	24	3086
Please help save Metrolink F40PH 800 (ex-Amtrak 396) from being scrapped! Overmod replied to this thread 27 days ago Posted one month ago by Amtrakfan04	7	616
Safety cabs on CP SD70Dude replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by Ulrich	6	595
CP Rebuilds Leo_Ames replied to this thread one month ago Posted one year ago by CMQ_9017	132	24394
Aside from the Daylights, were there any streamlined steam locomotives on the west coast? kgbw49 replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by Shrike Arghast	50	2181
Could 4 restored Southern Crescent E8s pull a fan trip in the future? charlie hebdo replied to this thread one month ago Posted 4 months ago by Crescentlover	32	3101
Alco 636 Demonstrators beaulieu replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by cessna 310	3	979
Headlight Position and Cost Differnece NDG replied to this thread one month ago Posted 3 months ago by caldreamer	8	1307
SD/GP40 and DDA40X Prime Movers beaulieu replied to this thread one month ago Posted 2 months ago by VGN Jess	37	2940
Assignments for BNSF "B" Units YoHo1975 replied to this thread one month ago Posted 2 months ago by caldreamer	3	1247
Actual GG-1 top speed oltmannd replied to this thread one month ago Posted 3 years ago by daveklepper	107	13679
6925 - The Forgotten UP Centennial Flintlock76 replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 2 months ago by kenotrainnut	1	814
A question for anyone who might know... charlie hebdo replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 2 months ago by Captain_Jack	3	1724
News Wire: Last two NS F units sold to North Carolina short line Posted 2 months ago by Brian Schmidt	0	390
What happened to the Bombardier Jet Train? Erik_Mag replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 6 years ago by zkr123	32	9401
Nose doors SD70Dude replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 3 months ago by Lithonia Operator	28	2492
KCS Auctioning 38 SD70MAC, 2 SD70MACe, 17 SW1500 Leo_Ames replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 8 months ago by kgbw49	15	3523
AC vs. DC daveklepper replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 3 months ago by Lithonia Operator	17	2614
Hudson cab ride daveklepper replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 3 months ago by charlie hebdo	13	1324
Front section of boiler is silver kenny dorham replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 3 months ago by kenny dorham	5	2227
tractive effort while slipping SD70Dude replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 3 months ago by gregc	29	3558