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Please identify these diesel locomotives daveklepper replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by daveklepper	5	2120
EU electrification information Cursator replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by blue streak 1	8	2795
Acela upgrades Erik_Mag replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by northernroute	15	3091
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Brazil "Little Joe" Electric to be preserved? Flintlock76 replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by CMStPnP	1	1537
A few questions about locomotive bells. fire5506 replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by FanOfTheRail	4	7142
EMD traction motors and the Joule locomotive bogie_engineer replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by YoHo1975	7	3006
Placement of helper engines Backshop replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by STOLOFF	23	8657
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Pentrex Little Joe full length video Posted one year ago by CMStPnP	0	955
Wabtec/GE 6 Cylinder loco finally to be built? BaltACD replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by YoHo1975	14	3737
Electric Loco daveklepper replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by kenny dorham	78	10310
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What were the fates of the CV and DW&P GP9s and RS-11s? FanOfTheRail replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by FanOfTheRail	6	2160
Ditch lights--steady or flashing? FanOfTheRail replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by NP Eddie	31	14383
Locomotive horns question FanOfTheRail replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by eolafan	10	3000
Over-Head Electric Wire CSSHEGEWISCH replied to this thread one year ago Posted 4 years ago by kenny dorham	33	8688
how is direction determined on AC traction motors? Erik_Mag replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by gregc	59	6175
Classification Lights Discontinued mudchicken replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Don Strack	22	6376
Hostling a B Unit blue streak 1 replied to this thread one year ago Posted 5 years ago by IC EC	20	6448
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New York Central Train Masters? wjstix replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Leo_Ames	30	6530
Limits of MU consists MMLDelete replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Max Karl	8	2138
Is this"Locomotives" really "Diesel locomotives"? Sara T replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Sara T	58	7382
SD70ACe conductor's side panel replacements bogie_engineer replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Max Karl	3	1961
Question for engineers Flintlock76 replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Lithonia Operator	27	6076
Evolution of CN locos since 1950 Overmod replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by ModelTrain	9	2337
Vintage Electrics From Around North America SD60MAC9500 replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by SD60MAC9500	15	2994