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Unidentified Railroad Sound (URS) Overmod replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Ryan the Railfan	4	1616
MLW HR06 mandealco replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by IA and eastern	1	1258
News Wire: Diesel No. 4014 gets new number ahead of Big Boy debut Posted one year ago by Brian Schmidt	0	776
Just as a note, CAT vs. Cummins... JAMES G ELSE replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Overmod	14	4579
Union Pacific DD40X Overmod replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by IA and eastern	1	1452
BNSF B-Units & mountains Overmod replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Murphy Siding	18	3476
News Wire: Watch the maiden trip of CN ET44AC in 4K video BaltACD replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Brian Schmidt	5	1629
Traction motors: brushed vs. brushless? Overmod replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Convicted One	14	3286
News Wire: CSX releases veterans, first responders commemorative units Posted one year ago by Brian Schmidt	0	802
Why sloped hood on switchers? ThamasTehTrain replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by LithoniaOperator	21	5966
DO THE RAILROADS LIKE THE PROGRESS RAIL ENGINES creepycrank replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by caldreamer	14	3521
Tier 4 with EMD's 710 engine. Overmod replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Leo_Ames	3	3304
Lets see your IC Death Star pics emdmike replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by emdmike	3	1731
Foreign Power jlehnert replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by jlehnert	5	1965
Is The SD70ACE-T4 Successful With Crews And Mechanical Departments? traisessive1 replied to this thread one year ago Posted 2 years ago by kgbw49	3	4719
UP 119 SD70ACe Fake or Real? Flintlock76 replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by NS6770fan	1	2435
News Wire: CSX shuts Kentucky shop; reduces Georgia locomotive repair facility Posted one year ago by Brian Schmidt	0	912
Baldwin vs EMD Prime Movers BaltACD replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by VGN Jess	33	9646
EMD Tier 4 Units In Storage On UP? kgbw49 replied to this thread one year ago Posted 2 years ago by kgbw49	14	7585
Via rail not using sand on locos BaltACD replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by dh28473	19	3249
Cn lashup stopped to build up air BaltACD replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by dh28473	2	1463
steam production vs steam consumption and resulting steam pressure Overmod replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by gregc	18	2039
GE Tier 4 Units In Storage On UP Posted one year ago by kgbw49	0	885
Favorite Locomotive? Backshop replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by ThamasTehTrain	11	2760
Did cn have any gp7 Miningman replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by dh28473	3	1513
Next Big Advancement in Locomotives SwampCreature replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by BaltACD	37	5838
Next question: related to EMD E and F timz replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by DPool	69	12963
Locomotives with HEP zardoz replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by NP Eddie	26	3811
Soo Line Milwaukee Road Bandits romanstelter replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Bruce Frierdich	22	4871
Question re some large modern diesels LithoniaOperator replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by LithoniaOperator	11	2096