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Foreign Power jlehnert replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by jlehnert	5	3734
Is The SD70ACE-T4 Successful With Crews And Mechanical Departments? traisessive1 replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by kgbw49	3	6056
UP 119 SD70ACe Fake or Real? Flintlock76 replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by NS6770fan	1	3264
News Wire: CSX shuts Kentucky shop; reduces Georgia locomotive repair facility Posted 5 years ago by Brian Schmidt	0	1517
Baldwin vs EMD Prime Movers BaltACD replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by VGN Jess	33	24187
EMD Tier 4 Units In Storage On UP? kgbw49 replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by kgbw49	14	12536
Via rail not using sand on locos BaltACD replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by dh28473	19	4715
Cn lashup stopped to build up air BaltACD replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by dh28473	2	2044
steam production vs steam consumption and resulting steam pressure Overmod replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by gregc	18	3244
GE Tier 4 Units In Storage On UP Posted 5 years ago by kgbw49	0	1487
Favorite Locomotive? Backshop replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by ThamasTehTrain	11	3997
Did cn have any gp7 Miningman replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by dh28473	3	2305
Next Big Advancement in Locomotives SwampCreature replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by BaltACD	37	7432
Next question: related to EMD E and F timz replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by DPool	69	15563
Locomotives with HEP zardoz replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by NP Eddie	26	7894
Soo Line Milwaukee Road Bandits romanstelter replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Bruce Frierdich	22	10727
Question re some large modern diesels Lithonia Operator replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Lithonia Operator	11	2901
News Wire: New power silences San Francisco Bay Alco CSSHEGEWISCH replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Brian Schmidt	1	1971
News Wire: Erie workers strike after failing to reach deal with Wabtec YoHo1975 replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Brian Schmidt	2	1975
News Wire: GE crews test locomotives one last time before becoming Wabtec workers Posted 5 years ago by Brian Schmidt	0	1503
Short Fast photo edit Posted 5 years ago by SSW9389	0	1514
Can anyone help me identify this locomotive type? DSchmitt replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Shrike Arghast	4	3153
NS 8521 status Leo_Ames replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by NS6770fan	1	3184
History of braking and dynamic brakes..... Overmod replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by kenny dorham	29	9710
Proper way to shutdown al Alco S3 ? IAFarmer replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Pat Masterson	4	2791
Do AC locomotives (ET44AC, ES44AC's) make transition Overmod replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by williamsb	13	4651
New (and almost clueless) member with a basic loco physics question Deggesty replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by DPool	34	6913
News Wire: Wabtec, GE, expect to close locomotive maker deal by February zugmann replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Brian Schmidt	23	3693
Cabs, Cowl vs. Hood. BigJim replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 6 years ago by NWP SWP	38	11923
GMD1 back in service YoHo1975 replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Dmacleo	11	6770