Glossary of railroad signal terminology
Basic railroad signal terminology Here is a glossary of railroad signal terminology. Signals are used for protection and control of…
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Any time the UPS truck drops a new railroad book on my porch, it’s a good day. But “good”…
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Unlike modern machines, the steam locomotive — which underwent few fundamental changes in 125 years of development — openly displays…
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SD7 and SD9 locomotives The Electro-Motive Division’s original six-axle diesel-electric road switchers were the SD7 and SD9. Producing 1,500 and…
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Critters in the enginehouse: There’s a pecking order that governs North American diesel locomotives. At the top of the order…
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Watch electric traction streetcars running on the Northwestern Traction Group’s HO scale (1:87) modules, a layout that Model Railroader magazine…
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What’s in a name? An engineer’s life: Nicknames have long been a part of railroading. This is the story of…
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Character, not caricature, in N scale: A few years ago I rode the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge RR. It…
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The case for body-mounted couplers: For 40 or so years N scalers have been debating – sometimes rather fiercely –…
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Wrecking derricks were once the kings of maintenance-of-way equipment, used mainly to move derailed rolling stock but also for such…
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Rare genset diesel locomotives South of Sacramento and north of Modesto lies Stockton, Calif., home to Central California Traction Company…
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Tricks with N scale track: You bought ’em, you can modify ’em Some four decades ago I was looking at…
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