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CSX SD40-2 #1722 Leo_Ames replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Fireflite	1	1357
Dynamic Brake "Blisters" Erik_Mag replied to this thread one year ago Posted 15 years ago by BamaCSX83	34	23315
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	4596
Made a basic youtube video about how diesel-electric locomotives work samfp1943 replied to this thread one year ago Posted 2 years ago by upgees	6	1899
6,000 HP BB-BB Locomotives Overmod replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by ns145	29	4116
Wisconsin Central locomotives Overmod replied to this thread one year ago Posted 2 years ago by Bruce Frierdich	11	3267
ET23DCM D.Carleton replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by D.Carleton	18	6087
Alstom demonstrates level 4 autonomous switching BaltACD replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by Overmod	15	3127
New Progress Rail GT38H Hybrid Battery Locomotive the railroader replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by M636C	4	3784
BNSF Locomotive Maintenance Facility - Temple, TX Psychot replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by PJS1	8	2349
ge hi-ad brake linkage Overmod replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by upgees	2	919
ge hi-ad truck details upgees replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by upgees	4	6875
Steam Loco Handbrakes Overmod replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by mvlandsw	12	3797
How is the PRR GG1 articulated? BigJim replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 13 years ago by aegrotatio	30	20337
"True diesel" BaltACD replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by Lithonia Operator	34	5581
Diesels Catalogued, but not Built Overmod replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 11 years ago by NorthWest	264	69346
BNSF Use of SD70s on Coal Trains CSSHEGEWISCH replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by PJS1	14	5706
hellkittens 54light15 replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by IA and eastern	10	2510
BNSF is getting 4 EMD Joules for SoCal episette replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by YoHo1975	17	4091
GTW 4-8-4 6323 kgbw49 replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by GN_Fan	4	1915
D&RGW 5381 M636C replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by IA and eastern	16	3387
NYC’s “little black horrors”.. BaltACD replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by Ulrich	17	2801
Great Big Rolling Railroad Rebuilds 1,000 With Wabtec longhorn1969 replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by kgbw49	10	3132
CN GE/Wabtec rebuilds Ulrich replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by SD70Dude	4	2712
Another Hydrogen unit on the way rdamon replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by YoHo1975	1	1124
Der Hindenberg has entered the chat Backshop replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by YoHo1975	3	1348
The "Other" Blue Goose M636C replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by Pneudyne	1	2293
And then another Joule appeared This time passenger YoHo1975 replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by YoHo1975	9	1892
EMD Plant #2? bogie_engineer replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by SSW9389	5	2328
Traction motors Pneudyne replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by Enzoamps	41	12029