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An Oddity - Steam/Diesel hybrid locomotive (1920s/30s) RME replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by IslandMan	16	6827
News Wire: Charger battery fire briefly halts 'Hiawatha' RME replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by Brian Schmidt	3	2132
EMD 1010's Posted 7 years ago by txrrguy	0	1578
News Wire: Rebuilt Indiana Northeastern Geep takes flight Posted 7 years ago by Brian Schmidt	0	1285
Burlington's Chicago commuter power before the E? CSSHEGEWISCH replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 8 years ago by Leo_Ames	65	24781
Diesel-electric locomotive crashworthiness jeffhergert replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by Anonymous	6	3732
Paint Schemes BaltACD replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by kenny dorham	9	3258
Direction of wheel power BigJim replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by kenny dorham	6	2435
Status of CP's GP38-3? Bryan Jones replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by Ulrich	3	2469
mu locos timz replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by railfan50036	24	3591
Erie Railroad locomotive numbers pre-1940 RME replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by WDSmith	4	2590
The SD70M: On the Road to Immortality? (w/ Photos) RME replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by K. P. Harrier	26	10444
Downfall of EMD and GE ascending CMQ_9017 replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by JEREMY CENTANNI	71	15893
News Wire: GE debuts first new Indian Railways locomotive RME replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by Brian Schmidt	3	2036
Horsepower in electrics Anonymous replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by Enzoamps	16	4073
B & O PAs ? Buslist replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 8 years ago by Train Girl	23	10825
Are there any AC6000CW locomotives that are actually running at 6000HP? Anonymous replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by IbanezGuiness	3	2459
News Wire: GE to end locomotive production in Erie M636C replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by Brian Schmidt	4	2068
Camelback cameo Firelock76 replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by wanswheel	31	9030
Citirail locomotives on BNSF BLS53 replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 10 years ago by william6	56	36474
The Haunted Fugitive locomotives BLS53 replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by Trainman46	12	5406
West Tennessee GEs in GBW colors. BLS53 replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by LensCapOn	3	1922
Southern Steam Locomotives RME replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by sueberry	10	3382
AT&SF 92 Buslist replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by Buslist	2	1763
Look out GE here comes Ohio Locomotive Works RME replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by CandOforprogress2	22	10132
C30-7 question Leo_Ames replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by Leo_Ames	3	2730
#907 Texas and Pacific 4-8-2 by IHC (HO) ACY Tom replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by Southwest Transcontinentals	2	2631
News Wire: Former Santa Fe Geep 30s to be out of work soon ATSFGuy replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by Brian Schmidt	6	3031
News Wire: Metrolink F125 locomotives make main line debut Anonymous replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 7 years ago by Brian Schmidt	21	7121
What is it ? NDG replied to this thread 7 years ago Posted 17 years ago by Randy Stahl	27	9399