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I heard the CSX units were converted to GEVO as well, but I also noticed on Wikipedia it stated these units are rated at 4400 hp now. If the CSX units are no longer 6000 hp rated, then this would mean there is no more 6000 hp operating on American railroads at all with the EMD SD90 all gone as well...

A little bit about the GE adjustable gauge locomotive built for the U.S Army that was trialed on the D&RGW narrow gauge and wound up being sold to the White Pass & Yukon:
http://www.whitepassfan.net/whitepass/e ... index.html

I wonder when the Providence & Worcester Forum will be merged with the G&W forum? I'n not trying to clever (well, maybe a little bit)..

v8interceptor-- --- (*)Mind you, I wouldn't mind some specific details, from somebody who KNOWS, about the BN GP39M/E/V/R program: I think I've come across contradictory statements about the technical details of these units! My source is Diesel Era Magazine; Volume 19,Number 4, July/August 2008, &q...

One of the local TV stations in Rhode Island shows stock prices for companies of local interest during their morning newscast. For the last few weeks Providence and Worcester stock has shown a $0.00 price with 0.00 change up or down. Does this mean that G&W has finished acquiring all outstanding...

I have a vague recollection that at one time the Santa Fe had a rebuilding program for GP-35 which included replacement of the DC generator with a traction alternator: I assume EMD AR-10. Is this true? Would EMD have been happy selling alternators to install in existing units? … It does seem like a...

Boston Surface Railroad Co (BS RR) has submitted a filing with the STB that reveals their proposed Worcester-Woonsocket-Providence schedule (2 RTs/day departing Worcester in AM and returning in the evening at 1:20 duration) and pricing ($10 to $16 per trip). BS RR has MOU with Amtrak (won't be oper...

A Friend of a Friend is an Amtrak train service employee in the area and his description of events implies that the victim did jump the fence immediately prior to the accident.
Too bad that he had to be in such a hurry that he wouldn't take the safe way around..

I also recall reading that the UP SD70Ms in that order were built without the then-standard EMD Isolation cab system which might explain all the shake,rattle and roll other posters are mentioning..

They were fairly common in industrial switching applications particularly in industries that generated a lot of excess steam in their processes and especially in plants that made highly flammable products like chemicals and explosives. The last standard gauge steam locomotives in service on a Class ...

BNSF recently stated their potential interest in NS, and I suspect if they made an offer it would be received much more warmly than CP's offers have been. I note that Warren Buffet and Berkshire Hathaway are already quite familiar with Norfolk Southern, having a held a large chunk of stock before t...

That may be true, but the HSP46 is not a monocoque design. It's a frame with a carbody over it, just like the MP36, F40 series, etc. The '46 weighs 288,000 LBs (Dash 8-40BW = 280,000 LBs), which is heavy but not unreasonably heavy for a 4-axle freight locomotive by today's standards, and that inclu...

So basically this is the end of the DC locomotives? It sounds like C4 is meant to replace six axle DCs? Yes. The C4 was never meant to be a replacement for, or alternative to, 4-axle locomotives; it was meant from the get-go to be a locomotive that would cost the same as the ES44DC, but have lower ...

So, India might join China and Brazil in having GEVO-16 engined units (Railway Gazette speaks of the new plant as building 4500 and 6000 hp units). (I know U.S. railroads haven't, in the recent past, shown much interest in 6000 hp units. Given the cooling requirements of even the GEVO-12 in the ET4...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9w7Ac1Cnsw They're going with an updated 12 cylinder H engine (designated EMD 1010) good for 4600 BHP (4400 THP). Spec sheet / brochure: http://www.progressrail.com/cda/files/4880293/7/Tier%204%20Brochure%20_WEB.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return f...