Korean War SW8 diesel locomotives survive in Alabama
Korean War SW8 diesel locomotives survive in Alabama: Deep in the heart of America’s south, we find two able-bodied veterans…
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Alco locomotives on NY shortline railroads Alco locomotives on NY shortline railroads: A drive along twisting mountain byways through freshly…
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In service cab signals: When you watch trains these days just about any locomotive can show up on the point…
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What locomotive generators do is no secret: They produce electricity. Alternators and generators in locomotives convert mechanical energy from the…
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Working mountain Alco locomotives: Nestled in the wide rolling hills on the western edge of New York’s Southern Tier lies…
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Belt Railway of Chicago locomotives: I recently photographed an ex-Belt Railway of Chiacgo Alco in, of all places, Olean, N.Y.,…
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Cowl locomotives: Six-axle cowl locomotives purchased for freight service have been rostered continuously on Class I railroads since Santa Fe…
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Repowering locomotives is essential for a railroad to meet its needs. This is installment, number three, on our quest to…
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Six axle comfort cabs on shortlines: Comfort cabs took North America by storm in the late 1980s with the introduction…
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Changing a locomotive headlight: Everything we do on the railroad is guided by FRA standards and practices. According to the…
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Diesels with trolley poles: Interurban railways usually had some form of freight traffic supplementing their passenger business, but almost none…
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Reading T-1 4-8-4 2102 is a steam locomotive of the Reading Company T-1 class locomotives built by the Reading in…
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