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Fuel Efficiency of Freight Diesel locomotives, Tier 3 vs. Tier 4 Entropy replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by Anonymous	10	11809
WHITE PASS AND YUKON lenzfamily replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 7 years ago by Loco2124	3	2960
News Wire: Canadian government minister renews push for in-cab cameras Posted 6 years ago by Brian Schmidt	0	1592
News Wire: CN expands locomotive fleet as traffic surges PNWRMNM replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by Brian Schmidt	8	3870
EMDX 1502 and 1503 Tier IV locomotives testing Entropy replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 8 years ago by CAZEPHYR	48	34713
Deadhead Power Moves on the Southwest Chief BaltACD replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by Yard Limit	3	2190
What does ALP-44 Stand for? erikem replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by BIGMINDCREATOR	19	4891
F125 in the Darkness with Florescent Light Coming OUT of it (w/ Photos) Enzoamps replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 7 years ago by K. P. Harrier	16	4963
F125 Possibility NorthWest replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 7 years ago by K. P. Harrier	14	6900
Locomotive 2018 - The Export Listing and the ET44AC Drawing Posted 7 years ago by M636C	0	2385
California formally petitions for zero-emissions locomotives Shadow the Cats owner replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by MarknLisa	267	21565
News Wire: Canadian Pacific business F units on their way for rebuilding Posted 7 years ago by Brian Schmidt	0	1520
What kind of maintenance is done on locomotives and how often? oltmannd replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by IbanezGuiness	10	11384
Need help from CSX guys- Cab roof AC boxes on older loco rebuilds Vess1 replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by Vess1	2	2148
FEC road haul engines going to 80% LNG Overmod replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by blue streak 1	6	3208
Newest UP special paint scheme Sunnyland replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by Overmod	16	7699
EMD/Progress Rail SD70Ace tier 3 1010 Overmod replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by Michigan	95	15634
fueling around Shadow the Cats owner replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by Danielm	2	2155
News Wire: GE: Class I railroad to install new software on 1,000 locomotives Posted 7 years ago by Brian Schmidt	0	1818
News Wire: GE celebrates five-year Fort Worth anniversary Posted 7 years ago by Brian Schmidt	0	1471
Amtrak AEM-7 rrlineman replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 8 years ago by Wizlish	21	11754
Why two "exhaust stacks" for some steam generators? ATLANTIC CENTRAL replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by 7j43k	14	5628
Interesting 'new' locomotive development Firelock76 replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by Overmod	5	2712
Alco and GE erikem replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by xdford	14	5042
EMD SD70ACe collision posts and other safety features zugmann replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by Ayden	16	5745
News Wire: First GE locomotive for India arrives in port Posted 7 years ago by Brian Schmidt	0	1424
F Units on the NS caldreamer replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by seppburgh2	6	4628
News Wire: GE promotes GE Transportation CEO Miller Posted 7 years ago by Brian Schmidt	0	1392
News Wire: New GEs headed to CN for Canada-only service Posted 7 years ago by Brian Schmidt	0	1491
Southern Railway (U.S.) 2-8-2-2-8-0 duplex? Overmod replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 17 years ago by markpierce	12	11129