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Caterpillar expected to make Electro-Motive more competitive (Dow Jones Newswires circulated the following story by Bob Tita on June 4, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. Caterpillar Inc.'s (CAT) purchase of Electro-Motive Diesel Inc. will enable to the locomotive builder to pursue the market share it'...

Uke · Uke

EMD is now owned by CAT. Yep. Through the subsidiary outfit Progress Rail Services, and $820-million... EMD is once again somewhat publicly traded on the BIG BOARD. CAT is one of the steadiest, most reliable pieces in the Dow-Jones 30 industrials. In my opinion... This ought be a pretty good fit for C...

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Uke · Uke

Yes girls we have a brand new BIGGIE ta talk about! Yep! Thanks ta Warren "Uncle" Buffet, [Buckethead's benefactor], who now owns BNsf lock, stock, and everything else, except the grunts... New name? BUFFCOM. All old references are now defunct. Null and void. BNsf is dead! Long live BUFF...

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Date: 05/11/10 11:49 Re question about ex-Oakway SD60's Author: Spy Here is the current list of ex-Oakway EMD SD60's that was asked by shortline boss the other day. These are all that remain on BNSF property. I count 40 in Creston, IA, 9 in Lincoln, NE and 1 in Nodaway, IA. EMD 9000 CRESIA TA 0416 0642 EMD...

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Dear Uke, are white locomotives hard to keep clean?

The Krink · The Krink

I was watching an episode of "Pawn Stars" where somebody brought in an antique coffee grinder. The coffee grinder was made by "Fairbanks Morse". As most us would know Fairbanks Morse more for their locomotives and engines. But apparently in the early days Fairbank Morse made...

Uke · Uke

Helm offers tier 0+ emission kits for 'older' EMD non-turbocharged engines Helm Environmental Solutions, LLC, a subsidiary of Helm FinancialCorp., on Friday announced its new EPA Tier 0+ compliant remanufacturing kit, 645EcoLogicTM, for the EMD 645E Roots Blown engine family.The 645EcoLogi...

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$2.10 per mile, $1.60 for each additional car........but theres more, alot more. Private Car Tariff

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Amtrak tests biodiesel blendWhen Amtraks Heartland Flyer passenger train runs through cattle country in the next year from Oklahoma City to Fort Worth, it will be testing a 20 percent biodiesel blend that uses a beef byproduct, reports the Journal of Commerce. But while much of the biodiesel used e...

Uke · Uke

Electro-Motive Diesel Inc. (EMD), world's leading manufacturer of Diesel Locomotives with a turnover of $1.8 billion is celebrating 50 years of bringing the latest Diesel Locomotive Technology to Indian Railways (IR). The association started in 1959 when EMD and Indian Railways initiated a co...

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GE to supply 150 locomotives to KazakhstanERIE, Pa. -- GE Transportation has a deal to sell 150 locomotives to Kazakhstan's state-run railroad, most of which will be kits that are assembled in that country, cbs3.com reported. GE announced the deal Sunday which calls for five prototypes of its shun...

WhistleDick17 · WhistleDick17

Date: 03/31/10 15:04 NS C39-8 Locomotives Author: Hipshot I'm curious as to why NS has shed substantially all (if not all) of its stored C39-8s rather than place any back in service. Does anyone have a any sound information on why NS chose to permanently discontinue use of these units? [ Reply To This M...

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Does anyone know whats up with the loaded gon? I was thinking maybe it was a buffer, cause the coach couldn't tie onto the engine, but looking at the coach it doesn't seem like that would be it.

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Spanish trains to be built in MilwaukeeMILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee's vacant Tower Automotive Corp. plant will be the site of a new factory to build passenger trains for use in Wisconsin, Oregon and possibly other states, Ald. Willie Wade said Monday, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The pl...

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BNSF safety awards include Galesburg diesel shopGALESBURG, Ill. Work teams, including those in Galesburg, with the best safety performance for 2009 were recently recognized with BNSF Safety Bell trophies, the Register Mail reports. Safety Bells are awarded to work groups for the Best Frequenc...

Calvin · Calvin

Did he say "1 blonde cunt hair?"..............What's that?

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Penn State and Norfolk Southern develop battery-powered locomotive (The following appeared at www.research.psu.edu on February 26, 2010.) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. In September 2009, Norfolk Southern unveiled its NS 999, a prototype 1,500-horsepower switching locomotive that relies solely on...

Uke · Uke

Rolling stock-locos and cars Zac Biagtan-360-921-0574 Operating Practices-Darryl Morrow-206-220-7730

Herder · Herder

I know we discussed the crap wheels GE uses, and how the like to shell the other evening. I thought I understood the FRA's definition of flat spots, shelling, gouges, cracks, etc... The next day I find a unit with what I though constitues federal shelling. We're talking multiple wheels w...

Uke · Uke

...but it's almost damn near impossible not to, when ya tell 'them' what you've found, but 'they' listen with minds turned off! Like the wheel machine fix. It took a safety alert ta get' em ta do something! A week later, and FIVE thou worth of parts, and 12-14 hour days for the two Interbay grunts to repai...

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It was a GE e-mail excerpt: One of the P40 GE diesel locomotives NJ Transit acquired from Amtrak had an exhaust stack fire (apparently due to a stuck injector) on the NY-Atlantic City train over the weekend, when running over the Northeast Corridor. Seems to have melted any catenary ice.

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	Caterpillar expected to make Electro-Motive more competitive (Preview) Caterpillar expected to make Electro-Motive more competitive (Dow Jones Newswires circulated the following story by Bob Tita on June 4, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. Caterpillar Inc.'s (CAT) purchase of Electro-Motive Diesel Inc. will enable to the locomotive builder to pursue the market share it'...	Troll	11	2614	7:19 PM, 06/09/10 by Snippy
	Snippy's 100% correct! (Preview) EMD is now owned by CAT. Yep. Through the subsidiary outfit Progress Rail Services, and $820-million... EMD is once again somewhat publicly traded on the BIG BOARD. CAT is one of the steadiest, most reliable pieces in the Dow-Jones 30 industrials. In my opinion... This ought be a pretty good fit for C...	Uke	8	2073	3:58 PM, 06/09/10 by Uke
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	sniff sniff sniff......Snippy?.....what is that smell? ( 1 2 ) (Preview)	Troll	27	3389	7:39 AM, 05/22/10 by Troll
	Breaking News ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Date: 05/11/10 11:49 Re question about ex-Oakway SD60's Author: Spy Here is the current list of ex-Oakway EMD SD60's that was asked by shortline boss the other day. These are all that remain on BNSF property. I count 40 in Creston, IA, 9 in Lincoln, NE and 1 in Nodaway, IA. EMD 9000 CRESIA TA 0416 0642 EMD...	Troll	23	2500	10:31 PM, 05/16/10 by Hoghead Bob
	Ask Uke ( 1 2 3 4 5 ) (Preview) Dear Uke, are white locomotives hard to keep clean?	Troll	62	3755	12:37 PM, 05/16/10 by Troll
	Fairbanks Morse made coffee grinders (Preview) I was watching an episode of "Pawn Stars" where somebody brought in an antique coffee grinder. The coffee grinder was made by "Fairbanks Morse". As most us would know Fairbanks Morse more for their locomotives and engines. But apparently in the early days Fairbank Morse made...	The Krink	11	5948	5:33 PM, 05/08/10 by Snippy
	Old EMDs given new life? (Preview) Helm offers tier 0+ emission kits for 'older' EMD non-turbocharged engines Helm Environmental Solutions, LLC, a subsidiary of Helm FinancialCorp., on Friday announced its new EPA Tier 0+ compliant remanufacturing kit, 645EcoLogicTM, for the EMD 645E Roots Blown engine family.The 645EcoLogi...	Uke	1	969	2:42 AM, 04/27/10 by The Krink
	Ever wonder what it cost to haul a private car on Amtrak? (Preview) $2.10 per mile, $1.60 for each additional car........but theres more, alot more. Private Car Tariff	Pipes FC	3	559	3:17 AM, 04/22/10 by Hoghead Bob
	Amtrak tests biodiesel blend (Preview) Amtrak tests biodiesel blendWhen Amtraks Heartland Flyer passenger train runs through cattle country in the next year from Oklahoma City to Fort Worth, it will be testing a 20 percent biodiesel blend that uses a beef byproduct, reports the Journal of Commerce. But while much of the biodiesel used e...	Troll	0	445	12:02 PM, 04/21/10 by Troll
	Meanwhile...down lower on the Asian continent...India and EMD celebrate... (Preview) Electro-Motive Diesel Inc. (EMD), world's leading manufacturer of Diesel Locomotives with a turnover of $1.8 billion is celebrating 50 years of bringing the latest Diesel Locomotive Technology to Indian Railways (IR). The association started in 1959 when EMD and Indian Railways initiated a co...	Uke	12	703	2:44 AM, 04/21/10 by The Krink
	GE to supply 150 locomotives to Kazakhstan ( 1 2 ) (Preview) GE to supply 150 locomotives to KazakhstanERIE, Pa. -- GE Transportation has a deal to sell 150 locomotives to Kazakhstan's state-run railroad, most of which will be kits that are assembled in that country, cbs3.com reported. GE announced the deal Sunday which calls for five prototypes of its shun...	Troll	15	1620	5:44 AM, 04/16/10 by Calvin
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	Spanish trains to be built in Milwaukee (Preview) Spanish trains to be built in MilwaukeeMILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee's vacant Tower Automotive Corp. plant will be the site of a new factory to build passenger trains for use in Wisconsin, Oregon and possibly other states, Ald. Willie Wade said Monday, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The pl...	Troll	10	834	3:17 AM, 03/23/10 by The Krink
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