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Cable connections on loco Randy Stahl replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by Lithonia Operator	7	3468
Fairbanks Morse Locomotives? rvos1979 replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by highball2	7	3198
Locomotive placement KEVIN BUFFEL replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 4 years ago by NKP guy	48	23958
Status Of EMD SD70ACE-T4 1600 Series Demonstrators PhilP replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by SooBoy61	1	4520
Off-center headlight zugmann replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by Lithonia Operator	15	9432
Radial Truck Development at EMD BDA replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 4 years ago by bogie_engineer	43	19227
PRR Locomotive #1361 Current Status and Restoration Flintlock76 replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by samfp1943	1	2016
Union Pacific M 10000 York1 replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by NKP guy	36	10206
Locomotive Painting BLS53 replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by PJS1	27	5865
return of ''B'" UNITS ? Paul Milenkovic replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 4 years ago by tomytuna	97	23383
5 FAVORITE DIESEL LOCOMOTIVS Railking42 replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by CARMINE PELAIA	10	3192
Number Of Trains On NS Lurgan Branch Posted 3 years ago by caldreamer	0	1210
EMD FT's SSW9389 replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 9 years ago by NP Eddie	71	23898
Tractive effort GT46AC's timz replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by Hamotchi	4	2547
The SD70 series SD70Dude replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by Notch 8	13	8253
EMD's 80 series thrives in Brazil SD60MAC9500 replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by SD60MAC9500	2	3634
SD70ACe-T4 Radiator Fan Operation bogie_engineer replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 7 years ago by VGN Jess	24	9817
BNSF Locomotive Maintenance BaltACD replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by JPS1	3	2819
The Great Locomotive Purge of 2020? YoHo1975 replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by samfp1943	7	3739
Big power for a short line Deggesty replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 4 years ago by SD70Dude	16	8541
News Wire: NS purges nine locomotive models as part of 703-unit fleet reduction Leo_Ames replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by Brian Schmidt	1	2317
Scrap, or Store During Current Downturn Leo_Ames replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 4 years ago by Victrola1	9	3843
Flashing Ditch Lights NP Eddie replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 10 years ago by JordanWClover	6	9572
UP SD70Ms Leo_Ames replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by crpulse	2	2220
Locomotive Speed and/or Traction Gearing Erik_Mag replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by RailfanGXY	14	5593
Remotely Controlled Locomotives jeffhergert replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by PJS1	28	7059
GP69 Overmod replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by IA and eastern	37	9544
Could 4 restored Southern Crescent E8s pull a fan trip in the future? Erik_Mag replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by Crescentlover	36	8666
DPUs in 1967 NP Eddie replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by Lithonia Operator	24	6790
WHY NO GP/SD 58/68? Overmod replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by LensCapOn	26	7062