General Discussion: Locomotives, Rolling Stock, and Equipment

General Discussion: Locomotives, Rolling Stock, and Equipment
General discussion about locomotives, rolling stock, and equipment

General Discussion: Locomotives, Rolling Stock, and Equipment

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READ ME FIRST: Welcome to the Loco & Rolling Stock Forum by Otto Vondrak - Mon Aug 01, 2005 7:26 pm	2 Replies 12525 Views	by John_Perkowski Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:59 am
RAILROAD.NET Forum Rules/Legal/Terms of Service by Mike Roque - Thu Mar 25, 2004 10:09 pm - In: News, Announcements, FAQ and Help	7 Replies 1069505 Views	by John_Perkowski Wed Nov 29, 2017 5:57 pm

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Locomotive cabs 1 … 4 5 6 7 8 by emd_SD_60 - Tue Dec 12, 2006 10:22 pm	110 Replies 133901 Views	by GOLDEN-ARM Sat Dec 28, 2019 9:38 pm
The Railroad.Net Forums Whistle/Horn Report Thread by John_Perkowski - Fri Sep 12, 2014 3:07 pm	8 Replies 78725 Views	by Rick A Tue Oct 01, 2019 8:33 pm
YouTube and other movie links of railroad equipment! 1 2 by legsbluetrain - Sun Dec 13, 2009 9:21 pm	15 Replies 17420 Views	by mmi16 Thu Nov 14, 2013 6:11 pm
Please Don't Feed the Trolls by John_Perkowski - Mon Jun 14, 2010 3:32 pm	0 Replies 8527 Views	by John_Perkowski Mon Jun 14, 2010 3:32 pm
Some articles and pictures of railroad bridges. by Rick A - Wed Mar 31, 2021 4:44 pm	7 Replies 146 Views	by Rick A Thu Apr 08, 2021 8:31 am
An article from the 1892 Locomotive Engineering journal about Switch Signals. by Rick A - Tue Apr 06, 2021 11:32 am	0 Replies 31 Views	by Rick A Tue Apr 06, 2021 11:32 am
The Best Railway Poems Everyone Should Read by Rick A - Sat Feb 20, 2021 9:07 am	2 Replies 121 Views	by Rick A Tue Apr 06, 2021 11:30 am
Ashcroft Steam Pressure and Vacuum Gauges 1920 by Rick A - Tue Mar 16, 2021 10:57 am	3 Replies 95 Views	by Rick A Tue Apr 06, 2021 8:32 am
Vintage steam era parts and fittings catalogs 1 2 by Rick A - Wed Nov 06, 2019 7:40 pm	18 Replies 2155 Views	by Rick A Thu Apr 01, 2021 9:56 am
STEAM WHISTLES,ANYONE? 1 2 3 4 by Rick A - Tue Aug 20, 2019 2:34 pm	50 Replies 4251 Views	by Rick A Wed Mar 31, 2021 4:51 pm
hydrogen powered locomotives by buddydog - Thu Mar 25, 2021 1:51 pm	0 Replies 94 Views	by buddydog Thu Mar 25, 2021 1:51 pm
Cameroon Railways (CamRail) on the docks in Norfolk, Va. by kitchin - Wed Mar 24, 2021 5:13 pm	0 Replies 54 Views	by kitchin Wed Mar 24, 2021 5:13 pm
Identify this beast. Commuter rail 1980s? by kitchin - Wed Mar 06, 2019 8:03 pm	4 Replies 2853 Views	by kitchin Wed Mar 24, 2021 5:00 pm
World War One Narrow Gauge Locomotives by GSC - Mon Mar 22, 2021 10:43 am	0 Replies 57 Views	by GSC Mon Mar 22, 2021 10:43 am
The Perfect Locomotive by Pensyfan19 - Sat May 16, 2020 4:47 pm	5 Replies 416 Views	by Engineer Spike Sun Mar 21, 2021 8:06 pm
What Do You Think ? by 3rdrail - Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:17 pm	9 Replies 2394 Views	by Red Wing Wed Mar 17, 2021 7:43 pm
Concrete and wood ties used together by piker - Tue Mar 16, 2021 3:31 pm	0 Replies 54 Views	by piker Tue Mar 16, 2021 3:31 pm
If you could change one thing on your Loco... 1 2 by EricSmith - Mon Jun 13, 2016 10:59 pm	16 Replies 10591 Views	by Engineer Spike Sun Mar 14, 2021 10:14 pm
Morden Frog and Crossing Works by Rick A - Sun Mar 14, 2021 9:36 pm	0 Replies 57 Views	by Rick A Sun Mar 14, 2021 9:36 pm
Boiler explosions & Boiler building books by Rick A - Wed Oct 30, 2019 10:06 pm	10 Replies 1636 Views	by Rick A Wed Mar 10, 2021 9:39 am
Old Railroad Trade journals 1 2 by Rick A - Sat Aug 17, 2019 2:39 pm	27 Replies 3346 Views	by Rick A Tue Mar 09, 2021 10:11 am
Ashton Valve Company 1 … 6 7 8 9 10 by Rick A - Wed Jun 19, 2019 4:31 pm	142 Replies 10513 Views	by Rick A Sat Mar 06, 2021 2:15 pm
Locomotive text for engineers and firemen 1909 by Rick A - Fri Mar 05, 2021 4:53 pm	0 Replies 57 Views	by Rick A Fri Mar 05, 2021 4:53 pm
Engine Whistle Signals by Rick A - Fri Feb 26, 2021 6:50 pm	1 Replies 148 Views	by ExCon90 Sun Feb 28, 2021 12:16 am
Patents by John_Perkowski - Fri Feb 05, 2021 11:43 am	1 Replies 141 Views	by Rick A Sat Feb 20, 2021 9:09 am
BR Class 28 query by Allen Hazen - Tue Dec 22, 2020 12:25 am	10 Replies 572 Views	by Allen Hazen Wed Feb 17, 2021 12:02 am
Favorite Locomotive 1 2 by Pensyfan19 - Wed May 13, 2020 3:36 pm	15 Replies 1545 Views	by D Alex Sun Feb 14, 2021 1:10 pm
OLD RAILROAD POEM by Rick A - Wed Jan 13, 2021 4:47 pm	0 Replies 76 Views	by Rick A Wed Jan 13, 2021 4:47 pm
Union Pacific Steam Shop Tour (Sep 17, 2020) by Rick A - Mon Jan 11, 2021 2:04 pm	0 Replies 93 Views	by Rick A Mon Jan 11, 2021 2:04 pm
Pullman Window Jack? by lvrr325 - Sun Nov 08, 2020 6:52 pm	1 Replies 782 Views	by Cowford Tue Dec 15, 2020 8:02 am
Never Seen a Baldwin Steam Engine Like This! by Rick A - Sat Dec 05, 2020 3:46 pm	2 Replies 241 Views	by Allen Hazen Sat Dec 05, 2020 9:13 pm
OptiFuel Producing Natural Gas Switchers by Pensyfan19 - Wed Nov 25, 2020 5:24 pm	0 Replies 182 Views	by Pensyfan19 Wed Nov 25, 2020 5:24 pm
What are these 2 rail vehicles? by Kwantumnaut - Mon Nov 23, 2020 9:18 pm	2 Replies 248 Views	by Kwantumnaut Mon Nov 23, 2020 9:59 pm
Mark Twain Zephyr Restoration by Pensyfan19 - Mon Jul 27, 2020 5:20 pm	2 Replies 341 Views	by spRocket Tue Nov 10, 2020 10:58 am
Alternative fuels for rail transport by Pensyfan19 - Thu Feb 13, 2020 5:26 pm	11 Replies 2175 Views	by D Alex Sun Nov 01, 2020 3:27 pm
Greased Lightnin! by Pensyfan19 - Sun Nov 01, 2020 12:02 pm	0 Replies 121 Views	by Pensyfan19 Sun Nov 01, 2020 12:02 pm
Unique Locomotives Worldwide 1 2 3 by Pensyfan19 - Mon Jan 06, 2020 4:37 pm	44 Replies 4332 Views	by Pensyfan19 Sat Oct 31, 2020 9:50 am
Rail height question by Allen Hazen - Thu Oct 15, 2020 10:29 pm	9 Replies 499 Views	by neman2 Tue Oct 20, 2020 4:35 pm
Biden and Wabtec by John_Perkowski - Fri Oct 16, 2020 9:15 am	8 Replies 2170 Views	by roc Tue Oct 20, 2020 12:23 am
NREX 9402 by Pensyfan19 - Mon Sep 21, 2020 6:45 am	1 Replies 300 Views	by mtuandrew Sat Oct 17, 2020 8:39 pm
Locomotive stickers by trainiac - Tue Jan 03, 2017 11:50 am	4 Replies 3094 Views	by Engineer Spike Sat Oct 17, 2020 6:27 pm
Railroad Tie Replacement by fp7fan - Wed Oct 14, 2020 6:00 pm	0 Replies 147 Views	by fp7fan Wed Oct 14, 2020 6:00 pm
Freightcar America off to Mexico by Roscoe P. Coaltrain - Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:10 am	0 Replies 175 Views	by Roscoe P. Coaltrain Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:10 am
Safety Valve Data article 1909 by Rick A - Mon Aug 31, 2020 12:14 pm	2 Replies 163 Views	by Rick A Mon Aug 31, 2020 12:19 pm
Groups Lobby against CRRC by Pensyfan19 - Thu Jul 23, 2020 10:45 am	1 Replies 207 Views	by eolesen Fri Jul 24, 2020 3:12 am
The Safety Valve Journal and F.E. Saward by Rick A - Thu Jul 23, 2020 12:15 pm	0 Replies 117 Views	by Rick A Thu Jul 23, 2020 12:15 pm
Trains Magazine introduces new 'Trains Preservation Campaign' program by Pensyfan19 - Thu Jul 23, 2020 10:48 am	0 Replies 147 Views	by Pensyfan19 Thu Jul 23, 2020 10:48 am
Trackside Fueling by Denver Dude - Sat Jul 11, 2020 8:29 pm	1 Replies 248 Views	by edbear Sun Jul 12, 2020 11:44 am
Drawing for AAR wheel profile? by bengt - Wed Jul 08, 2020 9:38 am	0 Replies 162 Views	by bengt Wed Jul 08, 2020 9:38 am
Diesels with Pantographs by Pensyfan19 - Sat Jun 20, 2020 4:30 pm	8 Replies 552 Views	by Allen Hazen Sun Jun 21, 2020 11:24 pm
Unusual Locomotive Proposals by Pensyfan19 - Mon Jun 08, 2020 6:19 pm	1 Replies 369 Views	by Pensyfan19 Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:54 am
And I Thought Locomotive Engines Were Powerful. by Denver Dude - Tue Jun 16, 2020 6:04 pm	0 Replies 216 Views	by Denver Dude Tue Jun 16, 2020 6:04 pm
RailRunner Intermodal Concept is not Dead by bostontrainguy - Fri May 29, 2020 11:47 am	0 Replies 202 Views	by bostontrainguy Fri May 29, 2020 11:47 am
British / European Rolling stock operating in North America? 1 2 by Cosakita18 - Mon May 04, 2020 11:14 am	15 Replies 1089 Views	by Motorman Thu May 21, 2020 5:22 am
How fast can GP7s adn GP9s go? by JonCavender - Sat Jul 11, 2015 5:07 pm	10 Replies 5544 Views	by Zanperk Mon May 18, 2020 1:46 pm
American Rail Car Institute - Freight Car Orders by Jeff Smith - Mon May 18, 2020 11:59 am	0 Replies 136 Views	by Jeff Smith Mon May 18, 2020 11:59 am
Bi-level DMU: who can do it? by Pensyfan19 - Sun May 10, 2020 11:53 am	12 Replies 707 Views	by Jeff Smith Sun May 17, 2020 6:57 pm
Well cars and 8" low platforms: how to create clearance by mtuandrew - Sun May 17, 2020 1:07 pm	1 Replies 192 Views	by Pensyfan19 Sun May 17, 2020 1:29 pm
Steam Locomotives Still in Service? by Pensyfan19 - Mon May 11, 2020 7:37 pm	1 Replies 269 Views	by DutchRailnut Tue May 12, 2020 5:37 pm
New Build Diesel Ideas? by Pensyfan19 - Mon Apr 20, 2020 5:00 pm	12 Replies 742 Views	by scratchyX Tue Apr 28, 2020 2:46 pm
Eight-Axle Locomotives (Electric, Diesel and Gas Turbine) by Pneudyne - Wed Apr 20, 2016 10:02 pm	13 Replies 5477 Views	by bogieman Fri Apr 03, 2020 1:16 pm
Could Transmashholding expand to North America? by D.S. Lewith - Mon Mar 23, 2020 6:45 pm	4 Replies 1023 Views	by D.S. Lewith Thu Mar 26, 2020 1:11 pm
Transition from link/pin to AAR knuckle couplers by CarterB - Fri Mar 20, 2020 6:29 pm	4 Replies 835 Views	by TrainDetainer Mon Mar 23, 2020 6:47 pm
Does Coal Dust Affect Railfan Health? by Denver Dude - Tue Mar 08, 2016 1:48 pm	7 Replies 3820 Views	by Engineer Spike Sun Mar 15, 2020 9:08 pm
Questions for railroad experts familiar with lanterns by HighAndMightyColor - Sun Feb 23, 2020 7:26 am	3 Replies 896 Views	by phillyrube Thu Feb 27, 2020 9:36 am
How to fire up a steam locomotive video by Rick A - Mon Feb 17, 2020 4:32 pm	0 Replies 1202 Views	by Rick A Mon Feb 17, 2020 4:32 pm
High Points of how railroads and locomotives came to be? by HighAndMightyColor - Thu Jan 30, 2020 6:03 pm	3 Replies 906 Views	by HighAndMightyColor Sun Feb 02, 2020 10:25 am
Stupid question about car hand brakes by STrRedWolf - Mon Nov 11, 2019 8:58 pm	3 Replies 1198 Views	by GOLDEN-ARM Sat Dec 28, 2019 9:28 pm
Brotherhood of locomotive firemen and engineers by Rick A - Tue Dec 10, 2019 8:06 pm	1 Replies 933 Views	by Rick A Tue Dec 10, 2019 10:01 pm
Eugene Bourdon and the Bourdon tube by Rick A - Mon Nov 18, 2019 1:42 pm	4 Replies 1189 Views	by Rick A Thu Dec 05, 2019 1:56 pm
Help with a whistle identification please by Rick A - Mon Nov 25, 2019 3:28 pm	1 Replies 935 Views	by Rick A Mon Nov 25, 2019 3:30 pm
Need help to ID track maintenance by Rick A - Wed Nov 20, 2019 5:15 pm	2 Replies 1115 Views	by neman2 Wed Nov 20, 2019 8:05 pm
Frisco-man monthly newsletter by Rick A - Sat Nov 16, 2019 5:31 pm	0 Replies 1155 Views	by Rick A Sat Nov 16, 2019 5:31 pm
Locomotives and Extreme Cold by Denver Dude - Thu Jan 31, 2019 10:49 pm	8 Replies 3842 Views	by Engineer Spike Fri Nov 08, 2019 9:19 pm
Locomotive footboard removal by BobLI - Fri Sep 20, 2019 1:30 pm	2 Replies 1420 Views	by BobLI Wed Oct 23, 2019 7:47 am
steam locomotive construction and maintenance 1921 by Rick A - Mon Oct 07, 2019 1:46 pm	0 Replies 1094 Views	by Rick A Mon Oct 07, 2019 1:46 pm
Baldwin locomotive works parts catalog 1906 by Rick A - Mon Oct 07, 2019 1:37 pm	0 Replies 1019 Views	by Rick A Mon Oct 07, 2019 1:37 pm
Locomotive appliances 1904 by Rick A - Wed Sep 18, 2019 10:25 pm	0 Replies 1217 Views	by Rick A Wed Sep 18, 2019 10:25 pm
Burnet Co supplies catalog 1900 by Rick A - Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:26 pm	0 Replies 1171 Views	by Rick A Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:26 pm
1895 James Morrison Brass Mfg Co. Toronto catalog by Rick A - Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:18 pm	0 Replies 1147 Views	by Rick A Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:18 pm
1917 ARTICLE ABOUT LOCOMOTIVE SAFETY VALVES by Rick A - Tue Aug 20, 2019 2:29 pm	0 Replies 1178 Views	by Rick A Tue Aug 20, 2019 2:29 pm
Prevalence of private cars? by CLamb - Wed Apr 10, 2019 12:50 am	8 Replies 1884 Views	by CarterB Wed Aug 14, 2019 6:41 pm
Marking for Steel grade on Couplers? by bengt - Sun Aug 04, 2019 5:24 am	0 Replies 1306 Views	by bengt Sun Aug 04, 2019 5:24 am
Favorite Lesser-Known engines? 1 2 by ConstanceR46 - Tue Sep 18, 2018 8:32 pm	22 Replies 6436 Views	by ExCon90 Fri Jun 28, 2019 3:18 pm
I-ETMS Question - Please help by samcevoy - Wed Dec 14, 2016 8:46 am	4 Replies 5883 Views	by Railjunkie Tue Jun 25, 2019 8:52 am
Locomotives and Tornado Safety by Denver Dude - Sat Jun 08, 2019 10:07 pm	7 Replies 1452 Views	by eolesen Mon Jun 10, 2019 10:38 am
Horsepower and Notch Setting by Denver Dude - Tue May 07, 2019 4:52 pm	6 Replies 2111 Views	by Denver Dude Mon May 20, 2019 7:41 am
E-Bells everywhere by Amtrak706 - Mon Jan 07, 2019 3:04 am	4 Replies 4745 Views	by airman00 Thu May 16, 2019 10:04 pm
Single intermodal container car by BobLI - Sun Dec 16, 2018 3:19 pm	9 Replies 3388 Views	by Engineer Spike Thu Apr 18, 2019 12:01 am
TPIX FGE/Berwick cars by Spur44 - Fri Apr 12, 2019 8:45 pm	0 Replies 2757 Views	by Spur44 Fri Apr 12, 2019 8:45 pm
Run 8 vs. Run 8 Question by Denver Dude - Fri Feb 16, 2018 5:00 pm	10 Replies 4694 Views	by Pj Sat Feb 23, 2019 5:53 am
AAR ST-464 tank car? by spRocket - Tue Feb 12, 2019 11:36 am	0 Replies 2043 Views	by spRocket Tue Feb 12, 2019 11:36 am
Freight car truck identification by talltim - Wed Jan 02, 2019 6:28 pm	2 Replies 2314 Views	by AlKaLI Mon Jan 14, 2019 2:51 pm
Kawasaki Losing Money on Passenger Cars 1 2 by John_Perkowski - Sun Nov 04, 2018 4:22 pm	24 Replies 91008 Views	by MBTA3247 Wed Dec 12, 2018 5:18 pm
Load Meter Testing by WP Mechanic - Fri Nov 16, 2018 3:12 pm	1 Replies 2687 Views	by WVU Sun Dec 09, 2018 1:44 pm
Caboose Insulation Question by Bigt - Mon Oct 01, 2018 9:57 am	1 Replies 2398 Views	by Spitfire2865 Tue Nov 06, 2018 2:49 pm
New Mass Rail Car Builder! (or not) - Vertex Rail Mfg 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 by bostontrainguy - Sat Feb 15, 2014 9:07 am	124 Replies 47851 Views	by Safetee Thu Nov 01, 2018 7:39 am
Unidentified Locomotives by Lensmeister - Tue Oct 02, 2018 5:02 am	9 Replies 3772 Views	by Lensmeister Mon Oct 08, 2018 1:57 am
Hydrogen powered trains by zebrasepta - Mon Sep 24, 2018 9:31 pm	2 Replies 2332 Views	by DutchRailnut Tue Sep 25, 2018 4:31 pm
"Hybrid" locomotive combinations by D Alex - Mon Aug 20, 2018 6:26 pm	14 Replies 4144 Views	by Pneudyne Mon Sep 17, 2018 4:13 pm

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