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Some months ago we ran a poll on this site, the results of which strongly supported the founding of an historical and technical society devoted to General...
... wrote: ...the last [UP] order for #7555-7579 have the high mounted number boards and deck mounted ditch lights; but that combination still doesn't fit the...
... I was disappointed when my BLI C60AC arrived. I ordered the 7573 expecting the high number boards and the winged herald on the nose. When I complained to...
... It really depends what you're ready to pay, I suppose. I'm very frugal (read: spends all his money on trains!), but there are limits. There are several...
I, too, would be interested in hearing a recording of the HDL-16 in action. I've only encountered AC6000s a couple of times, and they were MU'd with EMDs and...
Take it from someone who has heard TONS of them either alone or with other units, like leasors, that they overpower in sound..they sound like nothing you've...
I purchased on undecorated, no sound, no decoder, BLI AC6000CW. Why undec? Because I am going to make mine a UP unit and some of the details on the unit need...
Hi, I just received the Thos R. Lee book from Goldenspike. It's a great book with a lot of interesting datas. Really a must ! Thank's for telling me to buy it...
Thanks for the informed critique. As others have said these locos just aren't up to the detail level of Kato et al. I'm going to pursue the GEVO from OMI and...
Hello again! Some good news. My son has begun a wholly new locomotive website. His first article is a great effort; it's about the very late B-L-H road...
Your son is very talented, my compliments. ... From: gelocos@yahoogroups.com [mailto:gelocos@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Will Davis Sent: Wednesday, October...
... Renaud, Very pleased you liked it. It's the standard reference on the UP turbines lo these many years. :-) Other books... for good builder-specific...
The way specs are written makes it difficult for GE to get any orders for commuter power. For example, the engine may be spe'ed as " EMD 16-645F rated at...
The 645 does not have an engine block, the cylinders are bolted into a welded steel frame, which also supports the crank shaft and all the other parts. Each...
Commuter carriers like the EMD's for their power and quick acceleration. The MBTA tried an Amtrak GE and didn't like it. Most Amtrak engineers that ran F40's...
While an old F40 may accelerate better than a modern GE, I think you'll find that a modern EMD (or MPI) won't accelerate a whole lot better than a GE, due in...
... article is ... away, ... any ... Hi Will - I agree that it's a top-notch effort! It's fascinating to see the combination of GE electrics and air throttle....
Thanks, Steve! I'll pass this along. What most interested me was the fact that no direct ability was achieved for what we'd call "normal" dynamic brake...
... Previous reports indicated that GE had sold their M630 GECX 706 to GVT/Delaware-Lackawanna. Today, the locomotive is sitting on the NS/GE Interchange track...
