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CSX SD40-2 #1722 Leo_Ames replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Fireflite	1	1328
Dynamic Brake "Blisters" Erik_Mag replied to this thread one year ago Posted 15 years ago by BamaCSX83	34	23195
GMO RR #1900 Built by Ingalls Shipbuilding type S-4 in 1946 samfp1943 replied to this thread one year ago Posted 2 years ago by samfp1943	15	4493
Made a basic youtube video about how diesel-electric locomotives work samfp1943 replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by upgees	6	1837
6,000 HP BB-BB Locomotives Overmod replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by ns145	29	4078
Wisconsin Central locomotives Overmod replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Bruce Frierdich	11	3201
ET23DCM D.Carleton replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by D.Carleton	18	5975
Alstom demonstrates level 4 autonomous switching BaltACD replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Overmod	15	3050
New Progress Rail GT38H Hybrid Battery Locomotive the railroader replied to this thread one year ago Posted 2 years ago by M636C	4	3737
BNSF Locomotive Maintenance Facility - Temple, TX Psychot replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by PJS1	8	2305
ge hi-ad brake linkage Overmod replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by upgees	2	890
ge hi-ad truck details upgees replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by upgees	4	6684
Steam Loco Handbrakes Overmod replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by mvlandsw	12	3747
How is the PRR GG1 articulated? BigJim replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 12 years ago by aegrotatio	30	20216
"True diesel" BaltACD replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by Lithonia Operator	34	5501
Diesels Catalogued, but not Built Overmod replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 11 years ago by NorthWest	264	69067
BNSF Use of SD70s on Coal Trains CSSHEGEWISCH replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by PJS1	14	5571
hellkittens 54light15 replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by IA and eastern	10	2480
BNSF is getting 4 EMD Joules for SoCal episette replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by YoHo1975	17	4039
GTW 4-8-4 6323 kgbw49 replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by GN_Fan	4	1860
D&RGW 5381 M636C replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by IA and eastern	16	3335
NYC’s “little black horrors”.. BaltACD replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by Ulrich	17	2761
Great Big Rolling Railroad Rebuilds 1,000 With Wabtec longhorn1969 replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by kgbw49	10	3101
CN GE/Wabtec rebuilds Ulrich replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by SD70Dude	4	2676
Another Hydrogen unit on the way rdamon replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by YoHo1975	1	1096
Der Hindenberg has entered the chat Backshop replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by YoHo1975	3	1327
The "Other" Blue Goose M636C replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by Pneudyne	1	2231
And then another Joule appeared This time passenger YoHo1975 replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by YoHo1975	9	1860
EMD Plant #2? bogie_engineer replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by SSW9389	5	2283
Traction motors Pneudyne replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by Enzoamps	41	11754