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Logging locomotives sounds interesting. I’ve been to the UK multiple times and have seen the spotters. Passenger stock might be interesting to log. A cousin is an Amtrak ticket agent. There was a spotter who used to call him to look in the computer to see which equipment had been in such and such c...

Hi all, As you are aware I am from the UK and over here we have a FREE android App (and now on iPhone) called SPOTLOG with which you can log your sightings of locomotive and rolling stock. We have many European countries listed and I wondered if anyone from here would be interested in helping us out...

T --- Class 47 and Class 56 have always struck me as, aesthetically, the best of BR's diesel locomotives. Perhaps because Class 47 was the most common class of big power and Class 56 was just being introduced when I first visited Britain in the late 1970s. I've always loved the 55s (Deltics), 37s (...

Thanks to one and all for the help

((Just looked at your website, saw the photo of 47815. The spotting features I usually depend on to distinguish Class 47 from Class 56 are on the cab front, not shown in your photo! But, from the absence of the large gridiron radiator opening on the side, I'd say this is a Class 47. The number is a...

Hi all, As you are aware I am from the UK and over here we have a FREE android App call SPOTLOG with which you can log your sightings of locomotive and rolling stock. We have many European countries listed and I wondered if anyone from here would be interested in helping us out with the American and...

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BSH: My guess is that this is F40PH #353 at SAN. F40 numbers ended at #415. The only other possibility is that it could be 253. F40 numbers began at #200. The pictured F40 color scheme was Amtrak's standard back in the 1980s into the 90s. The more than 200 strong F40 fleet was the "face" ...

Hi all, I'm new here so just a brief bit of info on me. Worked on the railways since 1986 (Yes I am old) in a verity of roles. I hope to post up about things going on over here in general. I do have a blog (see in signature) about daily things so I tend to add things there more. If you have question...

Thank you all for the help.

I know very little about Railroads in the the US.

I have managed to catch just the one train on on of my 3 visits to LA and San Diego and that was from Santa Fe to San Diego Old Town ....

Hi all,

Can anyone what Loco this is and what type please.

The photo was taken in 1995.

Santa Fe San Diego

Thank in advance,

Neil.

Hi all, First post here. Sorry if this post is in the wrong place and can one of the mods please move it to the most appropriate place. I'm from England and work on the Railways in the UK so my knowledge on American Railroads is limited so I hope you guys can help me. I am writing a blog post about ...