
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 …
Colorado & Southern 71 Operating - 1987
I think this operation was a precursor to the Georgetown Loop being rebuilt. I think somewhere around ten or tweleve years ago, there was an excursion train that ran around Central City with C&S 2-8-0 …
EMD demo 433A ... only one model built?
The 433A served as the precursor to the EMD GP40. The 433A was purchased by the Illinois Central Railroad, and became the IC 3075. The 1965 EMD 433A has very little in common with the 1977 …
Santa Fe diesel signal lights
The Oscitrol lights on the Santa Fe SD-40-2's were funded by US Government/FRA as a precursor to ditch lights to improve train visibility/warning at crossings. This was sponsored in large part by Nancy …
Who came up with "Two Longs, a Short, and a Long"?
My 1939 Consolidated Code of Transportation Rules and General Instructions (Precursor of GCOR) specify two longs, a short, and a long for 14 L. The latter arrangement is a whole lot easier to …
EMD Truck Tests in the 1980's - Trainorders.com
All these years I have always assumed that the work on the 4 axle steering truck was a precursor to the self steering 3 axle. But if I understand what you wrote correctly, they were two very different items. …
Dreadnaught - Origin of the Word
Also British warship of the same name with heavier armor than predecessor ships, equipped with single caliber main armament, no intermediate battery and multiple smaller armament. Precursor to the …
Monterey Branch Line Saga continues
Jun 5, 2024 · 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. …
Southern Pacific PFE Reefers
> marks were a precursor to when PFE was split up in > 1978. > > Best regards, > > Rob L. Hi Rob, Thanks for that info. I didn't realize that PFE went upside-down as early as 1962. Did revenues ever …