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Breaking News
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The MILW crossed over the GN/BN in Bellingham 4 times within a mile of trackage. Each crossing had slapboards that when thrown required a 5 minute wait. Are these things still around these days? -- Edited by The Krink on Saturday 22nd of August 2009 02:07:48 AM
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BASS-ACKWARDS!!
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HEH HEH Beat Troll to it this time... -- Edited by Calvin on Sunday 12th of April 2009 11:33:50 AM
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The History Channel has a new series on the tube called "Extreme Trains". The first 3 shows have been pretty darn good. Seems to come on Tuesday nights. Check your local listings. Sure the whole series will be repeated at some point in time. The History Channel website is likely to give you s...
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How 'bout extreme cars?
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Now...IF our pals at EMD, or GE [the real electricity experts] would start developing all 'lectric power...we might create new jobs, and call back a furloughed bunch! Aug 7, 2009, 5:29 p.m. EST Electric cars ready for mainstream pushTesla's Roadster in vanguard of new crop of plug-in vehicles ...
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Norfolk Southern- Mechanical
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Freight Rail News How NS keeps stored power ready to roll Norfolk Southern is taking steps to ensure that its stored locomotives are ready to roll when needed. "At the end of June, we had just over 600 locomotives stored, about 16% of our fleet," EVP and Chief Operating Officer Mark D. Manio...
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GN History over Stevens Pass
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On my every other day visit to RailroadFourms.com, I came across a thread that the GN Railroad Historical Society was presenting some new video footage some oldtimer has posted on You Tube. The scenes and sights gave me goosebumps. Pre-BN Scenic Sub video over Stevens Pass. All the depots are long go...
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Lawmakers urge Talgo to set up shop in Wis.
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Lawmakers urge Talgo to set up shop in Wis.MADISON, Wis. Lawmakers who represent the City of Milwaukee are appealing to a Spanish train company planning to make two trains for Wisconsin to locate their manufacturing facility in the states urban center, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The...
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Where has the time gone?.........SD75's 20+ years old already
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Date: 07/19/09 06:55 G.E. vs EMD------AGAIN! Author: proudfoamer Even though EMD is basically out of business, it feels great to read BNSF 20+year SD75'S are replacing G.E.'s almost new ES44's while they are out sick. NS & CSX are also waking up old EMD's to save G.E.'s butt while they do warrant...
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GE!
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C S X T R A N S P O R T A T I O N SYSTEM BULLETINS/NOTICES JULY 16, 2009 BULLETINS & NOTICES SYSTEM NOTICE 106 TO: ALL CONCERNED LOCATION: CSX TRANSPORTATION SUBJECT: ...
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Locomotive plant layoff fears rise
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Locomotive plant layoff fears riseLONDON, Ontario - With no orders on the horizon, fear is rising at London's train locomotive manufacturer that the balance of its workforce may soon face layoffs, the London Free Press reports. Still reeling from more than 400 job cuts this spring, Electro-Motiv...
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BNSF unveils one of a kind locomotive
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BNSF unveils one of a kind locomotiveTOPEKA, Kan. -- The city of Topeka helped the train industry take a step toward the future Monday. A partnership between the U.S. Department of Defense and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway helped create the world's first hydrogen fuel cell switch locomotiv...
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More rules on shutting down engines
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From the Division 231 website. http://www.bletdivision231.com/BLET/News-2.html
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EMD repower units on KCS
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KCS takes first EMD Repower locomotives Kansas City Southern Tuesday said it had accepted two 710ECOT Repower locomotives from LaGrange, Ill.-based Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc., the first of 27 being delivered by EMD. EMD said the order would allow the Class I railroad "to convert a group of...
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Birds nests...
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...perusin' the Interbay Yard with the big tower-cam... And sittin' on a nest, on the short hood of a 60...is a mama ta-be seagull! Just as peacefully blissed out as could be! She's oblivious ta all the noise around her...The racket, and dust of the MOW gangs replacing ties on the main, A, and B secondar...
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Railroading in Australia
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Sometime or another I'm going to have to go to Australia mainly because my step-daughter resides there. Of course I need something to do besides chit chat and the usual touristy things. The railroads of Australia look very interesting to me. The hodge-podge of oddball power and slightly different r...
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Ever seen a "BB-40-2"?
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Modelers Make an Engine for Snippy
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Found this while looking for something else entirely.
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Back ta cuttin' wheels. Yep!
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The last couple nights they had me assigned ta the wheel house. Damn... How 'bout that! Had one that had the WORST set of wheels ever. Little ol' Geep 38-2...skidded wheels, shelling, flat spots on every wheel, both sides! Three, four cuts ta clean 'em up. Fat wheels... Musta been rewheeled by us at som...
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A big thumbs up for this info
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Date: 05/17/09 16:39 BNSF Locomotive Storage Statistics Author: natemuh Sorry the collumns didn't stay in place. Each line lists the models, locomotive numbers, the number of engines in storage, the location and some notes... From a conversation with the Motive Power Desk, here are a few updated...
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BNSF divides mechanical operations into north, south units
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BNSF divides mechanical operations into north, south units (The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 26, 2009.) As of yesterday, BNSF Railway Co.'s mechanical department field operations have been reorganized into two operating regions: mechanical north operati...
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Milk run revenue freight home. Contactors on second unit crash9 locked up one way only. Mechanical and the chief talk it over and tell me to just carry on with our work but remembering to go back and isolate the trailing motor before making any reverse movements. *cy* . Then repeated ground relay probl...
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Sign of the times
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Cheap wine? Spam? C'mon... Hot in recession: Cheaper wine, chocolate, Spam May 16, 2009 9:20 PM EDT WASHINGTON - It's not all doom and gloom in the U.S. economy. Some products are bucking the recession and flying off store shelves. Sales of chocolate and running shoes are up. Wine drinkers haven't st...
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