Tag Archives: Locomotive

Engine 639 – Nickel Plate Railroad

Posted on January 7, 2011 by

Engine 639 Nickel Plate Railroad This locomotive is from the Nickel Plate Road, Number 639, Class H-6E, a 2-8-2 type. It was built in 1923 by the Lima Locomotive Works. It is currently displayed on the north end of Miller … Continue reading →

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Baldwin RF16 Sharknose Diesel

Posted on May 13, 2010 by

Baldwin RF16 Sharknose Diesel The Baldwin RF-16 was a 1,600-horsepower (1,200 kW) cab unit-type diesel locomotive built for freight service by the Baldwin Locomotive Works between 1950 and 1953. All RF-16s were configured with a B-B wheel arrangement and ran … Continue reading →

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PRR GG1 An American Classic

Posted on April 25, 2010 by

PRR GG1 An American Classic GG1 An American Classic Amtrak electrics The Pennsylvania Railroad‘s GG1 class of electric locomotives was built between 1934 to 1943 at the PRR shops in Altoona, Pennsylvania, with a total of 139 units constructed. They … Continue reading →

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Union Pacific “Big Boy” and Southern Pacific “Cab Forwards” (with Video )

Posted on March 4, 2010 by

Cab Forwards Amazing American Cab Forward Steam Loco Souther Pacific Cab Forward Locomotive Southern Pacific Cab Forward Locomotive The best known example of the cab-forward design in the United States, the Southern Pacific Cab-Forward (also known as “Cab-in-fronts”) placed the … Continue reading →

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Hi-Ball UP Challenger No. 3985@70mph (watch the video)

Posted on February 28, 2010 by

Hi-Ball UP Challenger No. 3985@70mph (watch the video) 7Oct2003 Hi-Ball UP#3985@70mph Pacing UP 3985 Challenger in Iowa Challenger No. 3985 The History of the Challengers Union Pacific Challenger No. 3985 was designed by Union Pacific and built in 1943 by … Continue reading →

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Alco PA-1 Diesels

Posted on February 28, 2010 by

  Alco PA-1 Diesels Santa Fe Railroad’s “Grand Canyon” On September of 1946, in an elaborate ceremony at the Alco plant at Schenectady, New York, a shiny new diesel passenger locomotive was revealed to the world. It was the first … Continue reading →

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Alco DL109 – Diesel Locomotive

Posted on February 17, 2010 by

Alco DL109 Diesel Locomotive MILW DL-109 ALCO DL-109 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The ALCO DL-109 is one of six models of A1A-A1A diesel locomotives built to haul passenger trains by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) between December, 1939 and … Continue reading →

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Union Pacific – Gas Turbines

Posted on February 13, 2010 by

Union Pacific  Gas Turbines  Union Pacific Turbines of the Wasatch Union Pacific “Gas Turbine“ Union Pacific “Gas Turbine” Locomotive Early experimental Gas Turbine Union Pacific “Gas Turbines” Locomotive Gas Turbines Union Pacific has long sought the biggest and best locomotives … Continue reading →

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