Missouri Pacific locomotives remembered
Missouri Pacific locomotives, both steam and diesel, display a variety typical of their era. The “MoPac,” as it…
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One of the fascinating aspects of being actively involved in firing and running steam locomotives was discovering that each one…
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Compared to their traditional reciprocating rod-driven counterparts, geared steam locomotives can be seen as “oddballs” to the casual eye.…
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Grand Trunk Western steam provided a last look for many Midwest railfans. Despite having a large population with…
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EMDs SD90MAC Convertibles were a product of the mid-1990s, when EMD and GE were in a horsepower race to produce…
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By 1935, it would have been sensible to consider the 4-4-2 Atlantic-type steam locomotive all but obsolete, at least…
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The decades-long effort to advance the design and technology of steam locomotives constantly circled back to the idea of “make…
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CPKC will receive some much-needed motive power help starting next year in the form of a 170-unit order of new…
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In general terms, America is not a country with great affinity for nationalization. The machinations of the American economy are…
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High-horsepower, six-axle road locomotives are generally regarded to be units making between 3,800 to 4,400 hp. Over the last four…
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Burlington Route diesel locomotives showed a strong loyalty to Electro-Motive Division, located in the online community of LaGrange, Ill. The…
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Just shy of two years after the CPKC merger, the Class I railroad has purchased its first “new” locomotives. The…
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