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Locomotive Idle BaltACD replied to this thread 17 minutes ago Posted 5 months ago by PJS1	17	2993
36" Dynamic Brake fans on SD38 Backshop replied to this thread 7 days ago Posted one month ago by YoHo1975	42	4026
Alaska Railroad's SD70MACs bogie_engineer replied to this thread 8 days ago Posted 16 days ago by bogie_engineer	12	1783
Will SCR/DEF bring back the EMD 710 . YoHo1975 replied to this thread 27 days ago Posted one month ago by BDA	7	1468
50 years later - CSX heritage units fifedog replied to this thread one month ago Posted 3 months ago by Overmod	51	5939
Locomotive annual issue? Backshop replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by 1019x	1	684
THE NAPIER DELTIC - HEART OF "THE MOST POWERFUL DIESEL IN THE WORLD" Pneudyne replied to this thread one month ago Posted 2 years ago by BEAUSABRE	19	6105
Milwaukee Road's small fuel tanks rcdrye replied to this thread one month ago Posted 5 years ago by oarb00	18	7235
Promised new "Unbuilt" YouTube series M636C replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 2 months ago by Overmod	2	1160
U Boats Backshop replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 5 years ago by southernalco	37	11498
Traction Motor Maintenance BaltACD replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 2 months ago by OCSCowboy	6	1285
Tech Info about BB 8 axle loco please . M636C replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 3 months ago by BDA	40	5077
Inverters on EMD and GE AC Locomotives D.Carleton replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 2 months ago by Drysox22	1	875
Rio Tinto Unmanned Trains M636C replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 2 months ago by M636C	2	956
C&NW F7A 4084C 1st and 2nd M636C replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted one year ago by SSW9389	14	3144
New Narrow Gauge Wabtec Locomotives for Western Australia M636C replied to this thread 2 months ago Posted 3 months ago by M636C	6	1518
UP "deadline" locomotives with missing Radiatiors and Fan. YoHo1975 replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 3 months ago by YoHo1975	5	1410
Foreign locomotives in the United States foamductor replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 3 months ago by K_Boogie	24	2994
NS SD60Es ditchlights VS AC44C6Ms ditchlights BaltACD replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 3 months ago by NSTrains	1	507
CP Rail's Purchase of KCS YoHo1975 replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 3 months ago by Bruce Frierdich	19	3254
CN buys former leasers? D.Carleton replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 2 years ago by D.Carleton	28	11969
BAP BOXCAB QUESTION Pneudyne replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 3 months ago by BEAUSABRE	5	872
ES44 and ET44 Engine Intercooling . M636C replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 10 months ago by BDA	8	2611
Trying to Figure out this Trains Data to try a rebuild of it. Tyco/Rivarrosi? BEAUSABRE replied to this thread 3 months ago Posted 4 months ago by GothicTrains	3	955
Tier 2/3 Rebuild cores , are there many left ? BDA replied to this thread 4 months ago Posted 4 months ago by BDA	16	3050
ATSF RDC colors? Posted 4 months ago by Darth Santa Fe	0	396
Green Bay & Western RS11 Backshop replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 5 months ago by Bruce Frierdich	1	977
Multiple Steam Locos Before Computers Erik_Mag replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 5 months ago by RichLikesTrains26	12	1567
EMD JOULE SD40J caught in the Wild BaltACD replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 5 months ago by YoHo1975	8	2025
Mid DPUs and slack between them and the car in front of them Overmod replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 6 months ago by Perry Babin	17	3076