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Calvin · Calvin

What kind of Bastard is this?

Troll · Troll

Ugly thing. G. Putz Photo -- Edited by Troll on Sunday 6th of February 2011 02:58:52 PM

Uke · Uke

That's why they call 'em DERAILS! They drop ya like a stone. Especially when ya run over one! One of our machinists went down ta move a unit from the service area ta the roho... He dropped the derail ahead of the unit ta be moved. Helper comes out...looks at the derail, puts it back up. Signals ta our machin...

Uke · Uke

Early Diesel Locomotive Engines It is common knowledge that both ALCO's subsidiary McIntosh & Seymour and Baldwin's De La Vergne produced, when tasked to do so, diesel engines for locomotive service which fell into the category of large bore, long stroke and medium speed. That they did so is n...

Pipes FC · Pipes FC

So I'm guessing the silver box connected to the MR and and air hose allow the helpers to cut off in motion, but how? I've always wondered how they did it and after looking at this pic I'm even more confused.

Troll · Troll

Amtrak train catches fire after stopping in Elyria Filed by Chronicle-Telegram Staff December 15th, 2010 in Top Stories. Print this story Read comments and discuss this story ELYRIA Firefighters battled a blaze on an Amtrak locomotive Wednesday and helped Amtrak employees separate the burning...

Troll · Troll

Think

Troll · Troll

Troll · Troll

-- Edited by Troll on Monday 6th of December 2010 09:50:14 AM

Uke · Uke

Not goin' outside for a pic... Maybe shoot through the window. (Unless it's gone). Looks like a MRL SD 40-2...out on the Balmer Office Spur...

Calvin · Calvin

http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?2,2336708On 12-2-10 BNSF issued General Notice 938 which reads in part: The following "North American Cab" locomotives are not suitable for lead or (crew) deadhead service: BNSF 9330-9399 NS 2649-2...

Goat Rider · Goat Rider

Damnn throttle you trying to reason with people who haven't got a clue...I took my name off the student trainers list as well as a bunch of others I know. We get our records marked for their failures.

Calvin · Calvin

http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?2,2323889NS 6900 spotted at Enola!!! Author: romanamor Unfortunately, it was blocked by a bunch of other locomotives. At least I was able to get a picture of ho...

Troll · Troll

Date: 11/21/10 12:39 Amtrak no. 5 today Author: dt8089 Amtrak No. 5 departed Chicago today with units 150, 204, and Amtrak California 2013 running elephant style. 2012 had a water leak so it's scheduled to go out on t...

Uke · Uke

Hard ta figure exactly what the plan for these gals is...but we've begun servicing 'em, and attemping ta start 'em for service. Dave managed ta start one he'd been workin' on all day. Now the rest of the gang has some incentive ta return some ta revenue service, after two years storage. We shipped four o...

BlackDog · BlackDog

I have been thinking a lot lately about the trains I have run in the past for the railroads I have worked for in the past. I guess the beauty of working for a second rate or even third rate outfit is that I have been exposed to a lot of hand me down units. I am sure that I have run some of the same locomotives as yo...

Troll · Troll

70 new crash-worthy locos for Amtrak Siemens, an international engineering firm with its U.S. headquarters in Washington, D.C., and plants throughout the U.S., has won a $466 million contract from Amtrak to build 70 Sprinter ACS-64 electric locomotives for Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and Keys...

Cy Valley · Cy Valley

UPDATE 3-Caterpillar unit to build rail locomotives in USPublished: Friday, 29 Oct 2010 | 5:54 PM EDTBy James B. Kelleher CHICAGO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc said it will begin building diesel-electric locomotives in the United States in 2012, a move sure to ratchet up its rivalry wi...

Troll · Troll

Philly trains to recycle brake energyPHILADELPHIA -- For years, subway cars have been able to recycle some of the energy created when they brake, turning it into electricity to help power the train or others running on the rails at the same time, the Associated Press reports. The problem is it's a sho...

Troll · Troll

GE lands large locomotive order in Brazil, establishes business partnership in Mongolia (The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on September 24, 2010.) GE Transportation recently obtained an order for 115 AC44i locomotives from Brazilian rail operator MRS Logística S...

Cy Valley · Cy Valley

Low water trips on a SD70 MAC. Some water still in the sightglass, I've seen them run a lot lower. Anyway, how do you reset it once it trips? I saw no way to do it, computer or otherwise and the forces that be in all-knowing center we have didn't know, either. Oh, it was a TFM unit. If that matters. POS,...

Cy Valley · Cy Valley

http://www.flickr.com/photos/genewashere/4869710717/in/set-72157624675348512

Pipes FC · Pipes FC

At least its not an old LAMCO unit.

Troll · Troll

BlackDog · BlackDog

XXXX, You may not be the right place to start but you are my best guess. Recently we had a train with power contactor problems on our third locomotive, BNSF 5238 I believe. My conductor talked to mechanical over the radio and was told to; isolate the unit, insert a reverser and throw it back and forth, ce...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	What the fuk? (Preview) What kind of Bastard is this?	Calvin	2	579	11:54 AM, 02/16/11 by Assman
	BQ23-7? (Preview) Ugly thing. G. Putz Photo -- Edited by Troll on Sunday 6th of February 2011 02:58:52 PM	Troll	6	681	3:31 AM, 02/14/11 by The Krink
	Bang! Down ya go! (Preview) That's why they call 'em DERAILS! They drop ya like a stone. Especially when ya run over one! One of our machinists went down ta move a unit from the service area ta the roho... He dropped the derail ahead of the unit ta be moved. Helper comes out...looks at the derail, puts it back up. Signals ta our machin...	Uke	11	738	2:11 PM, 02/03/11 by Uke
	Older locomotive engines [diesels] from ALCO, Baldwin, and Ingersol-Rand ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) Early Diesel Locomotive Engines It is common knowledge that both ALCO's subsidiary McIntosh & Seymour and Baldwin's De La Vergne produced, when tasked to do so, diesel engines for locomotive service which fell into the category of large bore, long stroke and medium speed. That they did so is n...	Uke	36	14024	8:49 AM, 01/29/11 by Troll
	Dear Uke or maybe Calvin. ( 1 2 ) (Preview) So I'm guessing the silver box connected to the MR and and air hose allow the helpers to cut off in motion, but how? I've always wondered how they did it and after looking at this pic I'm even more confused.	Pipes FC	16	1271	6:32 PM, 01/24/11 by Cy Valley
	Meanwhile in Ohio (Preview) Amtrak train catches fire after stopping in Elyria Filed by Chronicle-Telegram Staff December 15th, 2010 in Top Stories. Print this story Read comments and discuss this story ELYRIA Firefighters battled a blaze on an Amtrak locomotive Wednesday and helped Amtrak employees separate the burning...	Troll	2	836	5:51 PM, 01/14/11 by Calvin
	FYI Uke (Preview) Think	Troll	6	725	11:28 PM, 01/03/11 by Snippy
	F thingy is on the wrong end (Preview)	Troll	10	894	12:04 PM, 01/02/11 by Cy Valley
	Aks Yewk ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) -- Edited by Troll on Monday 6th of December 2010 09:50:14 AM	Troll	32	2692	1:56 PM, 12/27/10 by Uke
	Weird unit outside... (Preview) Not goin' outside for a pic... Maybe shoot through the window. (Unless it's gone). Looks like a MRL SD 40-2...out on the Balmer Office Spur...	Uke	14	717	3:17 PM, 12/22/10 by Troll
	SD70, SD70AC......JUNK!! Banned from being lead locomotive! (Preview) http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?2,2336708On 12-2-10 BNSF issued General Notice 938 which reads in part: The following "North American Cab" locomotives are not suitable for lead or (crew) deadhead service: BNSF 9330-9399 NS 2649-2...	Calvin	4	1974	12:52 PM, 12/10/10 by Uke
	To all RFE's that read this forum! (Preview) Damnn throttle you trying to reason with people who haven't got a clue...I took my name off the student trainers list as well as a bunch of others I know. We get our records marked for their failures.	Goat Rider	7	1192	12:14 PM, 12/01/10 by Freddie Krueger
	GAWWWD DAMMIT, Why wasn't I notified???? (Preview) http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?2,2323889NS 6900 spotted at Enola!!! Author: romanamor Unfortunately, it was blocked by a bunch of other locomotives. At least I was able to get a picture of ho...	Calvin	12	1211	7:16 PM, 11/21/10 by Troll
	NEWS FLASH! (Preview) Date: 11/21/10 12:39 Amtrak no. 5 today Author: dt8089 Amtrak No. 5 departed Chicago today with units 150, 204, and Amtrak California 2013 running elephant style. 2012 had a water leak so it's scheduled to go out on t...	Troll	1	750	4:17 PM, 11/21/10 by Freddie Krueger
	Time for the SD-60s... (Preview) Hard ta figure exactly what the plan for these gals is...but we've begun servicing 'em, and attemping ta start 'em for service. Dave managed ta start one he'd been workin' on all day. Now the rest of the gang has some incentive ta return some ta revenue service, after two years storage. We shipped four o...	Uke	12	1139	12:47 AM, 11/20/10 by Uke
	Whose have you run? ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) I have been thinking a lot lately about the trains I have run in the past for the railroads I have worked for in the past. I guess the beauty of working for a second rate or even third rate outfit is that I have been exposed to a lot of hand me down units. I am sure that I have run some of the same locomotives as yo...	BlackDog	43	2347	12:22 AM, 11/19/10 by Freddie Krueger
	70 new crash-worthy locos for Amtrak (Preview) 70 new crash-worthy locos for Amtrak Siemens, an international engineering firm with its U.S. headquarters in Washington, D.C., and plants throughout the U.S., has won a $466 million contract from Amtrak to build 70 Sprinter ACS-64 electric locomotives for Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and Keys...	Troll	7	656	8:50 PM, 11/10/10 by Uke
	Muncie Locomotive Works (Sort of) (Preview) UPDATE 3-Caterpillar unit to build rail locomotives in USPublished: Friday, 29 Oct 2010 \| 5:54 PM EDTBy James B. Kelleher CHICAGO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc said it will begin building diesel-electric locomotives in the United States in 2012, a move sure to ratchet up its rivalry wi...	Cy Valley	6	1573	8:55 AM, 10/31/10 by Freddie Krueger
	Philly trains to recycle brake energy (Preview) Philly trains to recycle brake energyPHILADELPHIA -- For years, subway cars have been able to recycle some of the energy created when they brake, turning it into electricity to help power the train or others running on the rails at the same time, the Associated Press reports. The problem is it's a sho...	Troll	2	844	8:18 AM, 10/14/10 by Uke
	GE lands large locomotive order in Brazil, establishes business partnership in Mongolia (Preview) GE lands large locomotive order in Brazil, establishes business partnership in Mongolia (The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on September 24, 2010.) GE Transportation recently obtained an order for 115 AC44i locomotives from Brazilian rail operator MRS Logística S...	Troll	7	1183	12:54 PM, 09/28/10 by Uke
	SD70MAC ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) Low water trips on a SD70 MAC. Some water still in the sightglass, I've seen them run a lot lower. Anyway, how do you reset it once it trips? I saw no way to do it, computer or otherwise and the forces that be in all-knowing center we have didn't know, either. Oh, it was a TFM unit. If that matters. POS,...	Cy Valley	40	4225	7:00 PM, 09/18/10 by Cy Valley
	Old Gals Shortlined & Barely Hanging On ( 1 2 ) (Preview) http://www.flickr.com/photos/genewashere/4869710717/in/set-72157624675348512	Cy Valley	15	2415	8:50 AM, 09/15/10 by Hoghead Bob
	New Units headed for BlackDog ( 1 2 ) (Preview) At least its not an old LAMCO unit.	Pipes FC	16	1780	11:53 AM, 09/14/10 by Troll
	The Dark Horse would never let this happen (Preview)	Troll	13	960	5:32 PM, 09/12/10 by Snippy
	Something to Keep In Mind (Preview) XXXX, You may not be the right place to start but you are my best guess. Recently we had a train with power contactor problems on our third locomotive, BNSF 5238 I believe. My conductor talked to mechanical over the radio and was told to; isolate the unit, insert a reverser and throw it back and forth, ce...	BlackDog	8	1071	6:30 AM, 09/09/10 by Cy Valley
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