The MOW equipment train staged for the track laying was an impressive sight!
The existing bridge does not have any capacity for a bike lane so adding one to the tresle does no one any good. Sacramento is more than capable...
Those engines are probably owned by EMD, not UP or the leasing company.
Hey, whats so bad about sitting on your ars and watching trains go by! Copyright 2008 Jerry DeBene
Grease Stick, yea that's what it looked like. Copyright 2008 Jerry DeBene
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=155806 The proud executives behind the fallen flags license scheme pose for a picture in front of...
I will be there for this one. Also got to see the WP unit last year.
I recently saw some kind of wheel wiper on an eastern RR SD40-2 located on the front and rear wheels of both trucks. The wiper was placed on the...
I was at that Rail Fair in 91, Sacramento right?
Allright I see what you were pointing out. The SD70 Aces in the mix confused me.
Those are two different units, a GE Gevo and an EMD SD 70 ACE (middle pickture) so I would expect the paint to be different for the different...
Who decides what locomotives/consist arraignment are used to move a train load with? Copyright 2008 Jerry DeBene
Won't do any good when people generally don't come to a complete stop at stop signs.
Dead Man Switch; I was told by a UP engineer that a Dead Man Switch has not been used for 20 years. However I saw a show that had a Gevo and it...
Looks great, I am in the process of refitting my Turbine B Unit with a Kato E unit mechanics.
You know, that is one thing that is lost when just watching trains go by. I guess you really need to be on the train to feel that. Thanks...
So that's how it works. Doesn't sound very efficient though, do the new locomotives have a little more "smarts" when in a consist? Copyright 2008...
I have a question about the balance of power in a consist. If there are three engines, one has 4000 hp, another 6000 hp and another 4300 hp; how...
