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CP's Orange Painted Locomotive Ulrich replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by CMStPnP	6	3392
Diesel power -- not just for locomotives and heavy trucks and container ships, anymore rdamon replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by Paul Milenkovic	22	3855
GP7 Headlight Circuit? Overmod replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 2 years ago by Pat Masterson	4	2920
Would we consider the SD70ACe-T4 a success or a failure Given the Motive power times in which it was introduced charlie hebdo replied to this thread 2 years ago Posted 3 years ago by YoHo1975	18	13880
Tier 4 710 M636C replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by YoHo1975	2	2675
P&LE #9401 Posted 3 years ago by cessna 310	0	1136
P&LE Berkshire #9401 Overmod replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by cessna 310	5	2510
ES44C4 GEVOS and their ilk Leo_Ames replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 5 years ago by zardoz	39	11657
Baldwin Diesel Good "Lugging" Reputation Overmod replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by VGN Jess	23	9785
New Haven electric and diesel locomotives daveklepper replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by NP Eddie	3	2059
Spcifically why Are Tier 4 Locomotives Less Fuel Efficient Overmod replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by caldreamer	10	4742
GE Dash 8-40B 7j43k replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by southernalco	14	4743
Western Pacific diesel locomotive headlights. Erik_Mag replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by NP Eddie	12	5087
Upgrading SD9043MAC to meet Tier 3 emissions M636C replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 8 years ago by caldreamer	56	16404
Alco RSD7 vs RSD15 BEAUSABRE replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by BEAUSABRE	2	2395
UP's future electric locomotives Former Car Maintainer replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by NKP guy	206	22738
De La Vergne Prime Movers Used By Baldwin VGN Jess replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by VGN Jess	2	4849
Throttle response on today's diesels? timz replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by timz	4	2724
GE 7FDL 16 Book SD60MAC9500 replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by VGN Jess	18	8554
Lituueum Powered buses and trains make fire departments nervous CSSHEGEWISCH replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by ronrunner	39	8847
Load testing Milwaukee Road E9 32A timz replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by CMStPnP	7	2232
Placement Of DPU Locomotives In A Train OWTX replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 5 years ago by caldreamer	26	15242
Cadillac diesel car made since when diesel was cheaper then gasolune Overmod replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by ronrunner	22	4170
The strange case of CN 4824 daveklepper replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by SSW9389	2	2515
PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES - NUCLEAR POWERED ONES Posted 3 years ago by BEAUSABRE	0	1002
How does a coal burning diesal engine work? Overmod replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by ronrunner	9	3384
Early GMD 16-567D engines SSW9389 replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by SSW9389	2	2098
Rock Island Geep 1329 1st and 2nd Posted 3 years ago by SSW9389	0	1099
GP20s and SD24s and E-units (Oh my!) BEAUSABRE replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by mrmckenzie0	11	5027
Do diesel engines use electricity or air to start their engines. SD70Dude replied to this thread 3 years ago Posted 3 years ago by williamsb	12	5541