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Guide to Locomotives

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Posted by caldreamer on Sunday, December 30, 2012 9:02 AM

Full technical specifications for all new locomotives can be found at The Diesel Shop.  The link is:

  http://www.thedieselshop.us/DS.html

             Ira

               

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Posted by M636C on Sunday, December 30, 2012 4:02 AM

The most recent "Diesel Spotter's Guide" is published by Wither's Publishing who produce Diesel Era magazine. This is a 2008 edition.

These books are very good but don't cover rebuilt locomotives, only new built units.

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Posted by Firelock76 on Saturday, December 29, 2012 10:37 AM

The closest thing to what you're looking for, as far as I know, would be the various "Diesel Spotter's Guides"  put out by Kalmbach Publishing.  As far as a "Janes"  type publication I'm not aware of any. 

Of course, just because I don't know about it doesn't mean one doesn't exist.

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Guide to Locomotives
Posted by rjemery on Saturday, December 29, 2012 6:04 AM

Is there a published guide to locomotives (similar in scope and detail to Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide)?

RJ Emery near Santa Fe, NM

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