Contemplating the King: Bessemer & Lake Erie No. 643
If there’s one thing you could never accuse the late Jerry Joe Jacobson of, it was thinking small. At every…
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Canadian National’s roster Among the half dozen Class I railroads in North America, one stands out among them in terms…
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Five forgotten locomotives no one wanted: Producing a locomotive is a massive endeavor. From design to testing to production, each…
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Amtrak GP7 diesel locomotives served for decades in supporting roles for America’s passenger carrier throughout its network. Electro-Motive…
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From tourist line operations to a transnational tour, see which of these big locomotives will be in steam and a…
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“Diesel Helpers” are two buzzwords associated with today’s mainline steam excursions – from short lines to Class I railroads, and…
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F40M-2F locomotives In the late 1990s, Amtrak converted a handful of its F40PH locomotives to locomotives suitable for freight service.…
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By the late 1930s, the Pere Marquette Railway had made a big splash in motive power acquisition. And rightly…
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Q: I am wondering why they mark a little F on the front of a diesel. I know it stands for…
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SD70-series locomotives EMD’s SD70-series is the longest-running locomotive series in railroading, spanning over three decades. There have been nine domestic…
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EMD may be the most famous locomotive manufacturer in the history of railroading. Despite that success, there are models in…
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GP60-series locomotives EMDs GP60 model was the last of a series of four-axle locomotives built with ever-increasing horsepower, designed to…
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