Diesel-hydraulic locomotives
Krauss-Maffei diesel-hydraulic No. 9120 pulls an excursion for the Pacific Locomotive Association out of Oakland, Calif., in April 1967. The…
Read moreKrauss-Maffei diesel-hydraulic No. 9120 pulls an excursion for the Pacific Locomotive Association out of Oakland, Calif., in April 1967. The…
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Controls for measuring the length of a train (circled) are integrated into the touch screen Video Information Display on an…
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Trains Magazine columnist Fred W. Frailey takes a look inside BNSF Railway’s busy Willow Springs intermodal yard, near Chicago. In this…
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On June 8, 2015, Montana Rail Link’s business train soars high over the white waters of Fish Creek, near Rivulet,…
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In May 1995, a westbound Dakota Southern freight with a (former Long Island) Alco C420 and an SD7 rolls slowly…
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Amtrak’s ‘Empire Builder’ streaks through Brookfield, Wis. The speed limit for Amtrak on Canadian Pacific’s Watertown Subdivision is 79 mph.…
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Louisville & Nashville adopted Alcos by the 1950s on lines in eastern Kentucky. The railroad first painted RS3s, FA2s, and…
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Amtrak’s westbound ‘Sunset Limited’ pauses for a station stop in Atmore, Ala., at sunrise in January 1995. It was the…
Read moreQ Certain states require fueling stations to blend biodiesel into diesel fuel for cars and trucks at different times of…
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An ammeter in a GP40-2 with the short-time rating plate below. Note the duplicate time chart listed on the gauge…
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This line of numbers and letters is a rail brand. Deciphered correctly, they show railroads the weight, maker, treatment, design,…
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Two Canadian Pacific trains, with motive power from CP, CSX Transportation, and Norfolk Southern, meet near Oconomowoc, Wis., in November…
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