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- See the difference in rear poarches on SD-40,2 and SD-40,2SS.
This test may have been the precursor to an order UP had for an additional 120 SD40-2's (3809-3928) for delivery in the first three quarters of 1981 Eighty of these were cancelled in early 1981; the remaining 40 were cancelled in June 1981 The cancelation of more SD40-2s was likely victim of the planned merger with WP and MP
- Generators Alternators - Trainorders. com
It is my understanding that in the first versions of the diesel electric locomotives, that the main generator was a DC machine with comutator bars and brushes Somewhere down the line, the main generator became an alternator which is a basic AC machine followed by a rectifier package, typically a
- Rio Grande Bicentennial Unit
UP did have a red, white and blue E-unit, but that was painted for use on the Preamble Express, a precursor to the American Freedom Train (it pretty much ran the Freedom Train's route a few years in advance to make sure everything would work all right as far as timing the moves went)
- Railroads carrying Ford Fast
Was the MoPac among the railroads that carried the so-called Ford Fast trains to the West Coast (perhaps from Kansas City to Pueblo) via such connections as the Rio Grande in Colorado in the early 1980s? I recall photographing the Ford Fast at least once around the Tennessee Pass area with D amp;RG
- Nostalgia History gt; Dinkey Engines - Trainorders. com
http: isuspecialcollections wordpress com 2013 03 08 the-dinkey-early-precursor-to-cyride Picture 2, “Visitors to Parks Library may have noticed the model of the Dinkey now on display on the first floor
- Heartland Flyer to (possibly) stop running in June
So much for the idea that a good lower-speed rail can serve sufficiently well, and sometimes act as a precursor to higher speed service At least apparently for the Texas legislature MC [ Reply To This Message ] [ Quote ] Date: 04 15 25 11:54 Re: Heartland Flyer to (possibly) stop running in June Author: TAW dan Wrote:
- Amtrak quits PHL-Pottstown-Reading bus connection
READING, Pa - Amtrak officials announced the end of bus service from Reading less than three years after it began Effective March 18th, 2025, the company says it will discontinue the Amtrak Connection bus service between Reading and Philadelphia following an extensive evaluation of
- Monterey Branch Line Saga continues
Those of you following our Monterey Branch Line saga here is another twist We have been saying for months that the agency is proposing an illegal busway on the Monterey Branch Line Just last week the agencies were discrediting our conclusion saying we don't know what we are talking about Then this tidbit of info came out earlier this week where the agency admits the Surf busway is not in
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