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Illinois Terminal locomotives remembered
The Illinois Terminal was an electric interurban line serving western Illinois down to the St. Louis area. In the mid-1950s ...
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Atlas HO MPI MP36PH-3C diesel locomotive
The Motive Power Industries (MPI) MP36PH-3C, a modern four-axle commuter diesel locomotive, is now available from Atlas Model ...
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Central Power Locomotive
The consequence is that the center of gravity is at the intersection of the longitudinal and transverse center planes of the entire locomotive. The motive power is placed in the central transverse ...
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It's the end of the line: Locomotives in the scrapyard
Locomotives in the scrapyard Sitting switchers The switcher is a rapidly-dying species on American railroads. Pushed out of ...
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Corris steam locomotive to make Santa debut
For those wishing to travel behind or witness Falcon class No.10 on its debut Santa services, the first train it’s scheduled to haul will be the 11:00 from Corris on Saturday 7th December.
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1800-1849
The Rainhill Trials are held to determine whether steam locomotives could be capable of providing the motive power for the Liverpool & Manchester Railway. The contest is won by Rocket, Robert ...