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Continuous Tractive Effort defined oltmannd replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 14 years ago by BerkshireSteam	44	25745
Illinois Central's cancelled E9's Electroliner 1935 replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 11 years ago by Leo_Ames	36	16730
News Wire: Catenary comes down at Wabtec's fabled former GE test track Posted 5 years ago by Brian Schmidt	0	1580
SD40T-2 to SD40-2 Leo_Ames replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by RailEagle	7	4207
Trying to understand the liniage behind GE/EMD? Overmod replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by steve-in-kville	29	5604
WNY&P RR Alcos before GEs! Flintlock76 replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by poop	2	2511
Big Boy Coming!!! Posted 5 years ago by Harrison	0	1563
Four Axle Units On Mainline Trains YoHo1975 replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by caldreamer	25	5976
csx sd70ace t4 newones on property yet? thanx YoHo1975 replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by chicagorails	17	7861
The Fascination of the Young With Locomotives Paul of Covington replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Victrola1	3	2040
proposed H20-66 16-567D3A replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by IA and eastern	1	5690
Technical Articles zardoz replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by zardoz	2	2203
Remote locomotive accident, 4/13/2019 Overmod replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Overmod	4	2609
ALCO Question wjstix replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Bruce Frierdich	2	2294
Locomotive Number Boards Overmod replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Kelpie	9	7700
Trains are growing - just like everything else Flintlock76 replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by HO Hobbyist	15	2942
BCQ 118 CSSHEGEWISCH replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by RailEagle	1	2105
Heritage Units traisessive1 replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by SamC	11	2577
safety cabs charlie hebdo replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by IA and eastern	15	5265
Rosters traisessive1 replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Lithonia Operator	9	3059
Spooling Up BaltACD replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by JPS1	6	2559
News Wire: UP shares details, video of new 'Employee Pride Locomotive' Overmod replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Brian Schmidt	5	1942
Definition traisessive1 replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by lonewoof	2	2190
Were Alco Diesels "Bad" Locomotives M636C replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 12 years ago by overall	91	51760
Remaining conrail locomotives Leo_Ames replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 8 years ago by CBT	19	18178
EMD SD15 M636C replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by IA and eastern	5	5323
Did CNJ 1523 haul freight? Flintlock76 replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by HO Hobbyist	5	2735
Unidentified Railroad Sound (URS) Overmod replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Ryan the Railfan	4	2377
MLW HR06 mandealco replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by IA and eastern	1	1897
News Wire: Diesel No. 4014 gets new number ahead of Big Boy debut Posted 5 years ago by Brian Schmidt	0	1473