Top 3 diesel prime movers of all time
The top 3 diesel prime movers will be instantly recognizable to long-time readers of Trains Magazine and its Locomotive special…
Read moreThe top 3 diesel prime movers will be instantly recognizable to long-time readers of Trains Magazine and its Locomotive special…
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In seeking the oddest of oddball locomotives, today we will follow our compass to California’s Ludlow & Southern, one of…
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In need of reliable medium-horsepower six-axle road switchers, Union Pacific’s Mike Iden turned to Progress Rail’s EMD subsidiary to rebuild…
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EMD’s GP20 Electro-Motive Division’s GP20 was the company’s first four-axle model to be fitted with a turbocharger, but its roots…
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Locomotive schemes After publishing a list of paint schemes last month called “Five of the worst locomotive paint schemes,” I…
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In the early 1990s, as the bulk of Amtrak’s EMD F40PH diesel fleet began nearing potential retirement age, the passenger…
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Top preserved diesel locomotives are units that were not only saved from the scrap heap, but special. These locomotives are…
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How to store diesel locomotives: The changing traffic levels of a railroad can affect the number of locomotives it operates.…
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Locomotives with two diesel engines: The recent announcement by Union Pacific to donate a portion of its heritage steam and…
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EMD F2 diesel locomotive For a number of years, there was a streamlined diesel road locomotive hiding in plain sight,…
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This is a list of locomotives we wish we could have preserved, the ones that got away. Gone, in some…
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In the early 1960s, The Alco C420 diesel locomotive hit the market, part of the builder’s Century Series, a line…
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