Canadian National cowls: Where are they now?
Canadian National cowls Six-axle freight locomotives built with a cowl carbody are a rare design when looking at the overall…
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Living the expat life You may not be aware, but your favorite diesel model from long ago may be living…
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Predicting the future is tricky business. Circumstances can change at the drop of a hat, opening up previously unforeseen possibilities.…
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CN DC to AC Canadian National is receiving its next DC-to-AC rebuilds this summer. The first conversions already on CN’s…
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Class I ‘bandit’: Milwaukee Road painted locomotive Locomotive rosters are constantly in a state of flux. Power is being returned…
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General Electric AC6000CW The modern horsepower race between builders culminated in the 1990s with both General Electric and EMD producing…
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General Electric locomotives One year after Genesee & Wyoming’s June 2023 announcement it was buying second-hand General Electric power from…
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DC-to-AC rebuild During the middle of May, Canadian National tested its first modified DC-to-AC rebuild on an ore train in…
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First-generation locomotives First-generation locomotives: The North American locomotive industry is currently into a deep rebuild cycle to keep their rosters…
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EMD’s GP30 The unmistakable look of EMD’s GP30 model, with its humpback design applied from the automotive styling group of…
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Locomotive wraps Railroad paint schemes span the color spectrum, from the dull to the fluorescent, the drab to the flamboyant,…
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Southern Pacific In 2024, with few exceptions, we have seen the Class I railroads settle down on basic locomotive color…
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