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…
Read moreIf there’s one thing you could never accuse the late Jerry Joe Jacobson of, it was thinking small. At every…
Read moreCanadian National’s roster Among the half dozen Class I railroads in North America, one stands out among them in terms…
Read moreFive forgotten locomotives no one wanted: Producing a locomotive is a massive endeavor. From design to testing to production, each…
Read moreAmtrak GP7 diesel locomotives served for decades in supporting roles for America’s passenger carrier throughout its network. Electro-Motive…
Read moreFrom tourist line operations to a transnational tour, see which of these big locomotives will be in steam and a…
Read more“Diesel Helpers” are two buzzwords associated with today’s mainline steam excursions – from short lines to Class I railroads, and…
Read moreF40M-2F locomotives In the late 1990s, Amtrak converted a handful of its F40PH locomotives to locomotives suitable for freight service.…
Read moreBy the late 1930s, the Pere Marquette Railway had made a big splash in motive power acquisition. And rightly…
Read moreQ: I am wondering why they mark a little F on the front of a diesel. I know it stands for…
Read moreSD70-series locomotives EMD’s SD70-series is the longest-running locomotive series in railroading, spanning over three decades. There have been nine domestic…
Read moreEMD may be the most famous locomotive manufacturer in the history of railroading. Despite that success, there are models in…
Read moreGP60-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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