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Horsepower rvos1979 replied to this thread 10 years ago Posted 10 years ago by BaltACD	22	7391
EMD G-22U, G12 , G16 electrical schematics Posted 10 years ago by Randy Stahl	0	1996
Union Railroad's Buffalos: Why were the newer AS616's left out? Leo_Ames replied to this thread 10 years ago Posted 10 years ago by Leo_Ames	10	5341
difference between a GE AC440cw & GE C44-9w JayPotter replied to this thread 10 years ago Posted 17 years ago by B.Erdmann	10	18506
Can someone find me a nice Chicago and Northwestern AC4400CW Picture? caldreamer replied to this thread 10 years ago Posted 10 years ago by Oliver Vazquez	2	1307
what is up with locomotive classification? NorthWest replied to this thread 10 years ago Posted 17 years ago by CPRail modeler	23	9883
inside a locomotive oltmannd replied to this thread 10 years ago Posted 10 years ago by ndbprr	6	2779
Where are the GP60 units? D.Carleton replied to this thread 10 years ago Posted 10 years ago by eolafan	13	5374
Why have we not seen any SD80ACe's built for American rails? BaltACD replied to this thread 10 years ago Posted 10 years ago by zkr123	30	16462
anticlimbers and rock plows floridad replied to this thread 10 years ago Posted 10 years ago by rambo1	3	1660
preserved Diesel ndbprr replied to this thread 10 years ago Posted 10 years ago by tatans	2	1869
Who said old SDs (with a little GE 'hand'), couldn't do it ? McKey replied to this thread 10 years ago Posted 10 years ago by Mario_v	11	4507
Amtrak AEM-7 retirement schedule RudyRockvilleMD replied to this thread 10 years ago Posted 10 years ago by ejjski	1	1949
Why aren't NEC based commuter railroads using ALP-45DP's? CPM500 replied to this thread 10 years ago Posted 10 years ago by zkr123	20	8639
Why doesn't GE create 4 axle locomotives? CPM500 replied to this thread 10 years ago Posted 10 years ago by zkr123	7	3862
SD70's; model changes, etc. NorthWest replied to this thread 10 years ago Posted 10 years ago by mr_dave1947	4	1452
Where are all the Heritage Units!? wjstix replied to this thread 10 years ago Posted 10 years ago by Oliver Vazquez	2	1171
SD70M-2 and SD70ACe comparison CPM500 replied to this thread 10 years ago Posted 10 years ago by Oliver Vazquez	2	1313
CSX #8888 "Crazy 8" Oliver Vazquez replied to this thread 10 years ago Posted 11 years ago by DRGW5371Forever	5	6537
General Electric 1977 Series, and a Teachable Moment. Will Davis replied to this thread 10 years ago Posted 10 years ago by Will Davis	44	9159
If a steam engine was built today, what would it look like? BaltACD replied to this thread 10 years ago Posted 10 years ago by zkr123	39	16798
Cabride in Switzerland BaltACD replied to this thread 10 years ago Posted 10 years ago by Mario_v	2	1420
Shay operation question -- can someone tell me what this thinger is? cefinkjr replied to this thread 10 years ago Posted 10 years ago by Rastafarr	6	2340
Why are the ALP45DP's not in high demand among NEC commuter railroads? Posted 10 years ago by zkr123	0	1121
Are gensets the new gp38/sd40-2's? mr_dave1947 replied to this thread 10 years ago Posted 10 years ago by zkr123	21	7316
D. Braking kenny dorham replied to this thread 10 years ago Posted 10 years ago by kenny dorham	2	1195
Why don't we see B-Units on modern day trains? carnej1 replied to this thread 10 years ago Posted 10 years ago by zkr123	8	3682
CN 4-6-0 1395 daveklepper replied to this thread 10 years ago Posted 10 years ago by amtk128	1	1387
GP 40 2L and GP 40 2W rambo1 replied to this thread 10 years ago Posted 10 years ago by rambo1	3	1685
IDOT selects Siemens/Cummins for consortium locomotive purchase schlimm replied to this thread 10 years ago Posted 10 years ago by Buslist	22	7509