illuminated number boards, operating LED double headlight per prototype, RP25 wheel Contours, and E-Z Mate Mark II couplers. Performs best on 22" radius curves or greater HO scale 1: 87 ...

dual-engine machines that were the pinnacle of many experiments to create the biggest and best diesel locomotive that technology could produce. Built between 1969 and 1971, they had an average ...

Amtrak RS3 diesel locomotives supported operations on the Amtrak-owned Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington, D.C.

One option was a large (3,000-gallon) fuel tank; these locomotives (Chicago & North Western and St. Louis-San Francisco) had their air reservoirs on the roof. High-nose versions were purchased by ...

ÖBB currently operates a fleet of 100 of the four-axle diesel locomotives and a further five units are owned by Rail Cargo Austria’s (RCA) German subsidiary PCT (class 223). RCA is already using some ...

Abstract: The increasing prominence of the diesel-electric locomotive on American railroads has given new impetus to the use of dynamic braking. Originally intended as a means of controlling both ...

British Rail operated a large number of different diesel locomotive types. The majority of these were built between 1955 and 1968. Many classes were rushed into service as part of the 1955 ...

The SP paint track at Taylor Yard in Los Angeles was holding a GE 70 tonner and a Baldwin S12 in 1964. David Lustig A visit to Southern Pacific’s Taylor Yard in Los Angeles always included a run by of ...

AUSTRALIA’s largest rail freight operator, Aurizon, will develop and trial a 1.8MWh battery-electric tender (BET) to power a standard diesel-electric locomotive in a hybrid diesel-battery ...

The air-conditioned and sound proofing of the 80 Class square ended diesel cabin design was very different again, as much of the sound was dissipated to the crew driving the locomotive. The GM ...

THE LOCOMOTIVES set to haul Vintage Train’s ‘Mayflower’ tour tomorrow (Friday, September 27) have been confirmed as organisers revealed that not everyone could be accommodated on the now fully-booked ...