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Maybe the F units were being used as power, but perhaps they were just being moved. A number of railroads have resurrected older units and refurbished them for use on office car specials etc. I'm sure somebody "up there" will know more than my speculation, however.

I think the present Republic Locomotive is different from the one you refer to. This one is a relatively new company, although they have been around for a few years. They started doing rebuilds, but now their market is entirely industrial locomotives, not just for the US, but places like...

Well, if you want to go back to the fallen flags, how about Delay, Linger and Wait; Old and Weary; and Leaky Valley, just for a start. I'm sure there are lots more; they just aren't coming to mind at the moment.

Yup, that's me. It all happened at the NRHS Board Meeting a few weeks ago. We spent the morning at the Republic Locomotive factory and all got a chance to actually run that beast, if only for a few hundred yards. They make industrial locomotives that are really "state of the art." A simple...

Ok, guys. It made sense to me the first time around, believe it or not, and I can see taking it a step further and having the track run "under water" all the way across the lake or river (assuming you have room) and have the ferry make regular trips back and forth. For the ultimate, you could...

This is just a test. I have attempted to put up an Avatar, and I just want to see if it works. No reply required, unless somebody has suggestions to offer or wants to know more about the picture.

Another thought, which occurred to me before I read the theories above (which are probably better) was that the camera was remote controlled. Anyway, as it said, Don't try it!

Great posts, and very true. It still seems that there are an awful lot of trucks on the road which could just as well be on railroad cars. Anyway, as long as we here realize the truth of the situation, and can work on convincing our friends and co-workers of the importance of railroads (yes...

We've strayed a bit from the original question, I think, but that's ok. However, I would just like to offer a thought or two. My railroad (yet to be built - exists only in my head), the Housatonic and Cayuga, is totally my imagination; but I grew up with the New Haven and kind of got stuck on...

I agree, the sunset is great. Don't lose it. It all reminds me of the four years I spent with good old Uncle Sam's Air Force at Fairchild AFB way back in the sixties.

Alco RS-2 and RS-3 are my favorites, but the RS-1 is close behind, followed by just about any "critter."

Yes, I saw his post there, after I responded to you. Glad he was able to get help.

I suggest that you or your friend go to the New Haven Railroad Historical and Technical Association website (http://www.nhrhta.org/) and ask the question there. That is the best place I know to get an answer to a question like this, as there are a lot of NH experts there, including several who...

Seems to me that I just read recently about a rare double-ended doodlebug; but I'm sure they were not common. I do believe that they often pulled one or more trailing cars, usually a coach. RDC's on the other hand, were not designed to pull trailers (although some roads did that and voided...

I also heard that, now that they have done that, the regular trains will be running at a reduced speed of 200 mph.

Very interesting story, but extremely hard to read. How come it came out on my screen in black type, when nothing else does?

There is actually an organization of circus modelers, and I have seen their exhibits at a number of shows. Unfortunately, I don't know the name of the organization or how to get in touch with them. However, the next time you go to a show where they are exhibiting, I am sure you can find out.

I don't know, specifically, what any of it is; but I suspect most, if not all, of it is track maintenance equipment. Much of what used to be manual labor by "Gandy Dancers" is now done mechanically by monstrous machines such as you have pictured. The one picture you showed (actually two of...

A few years ago, I was visiting the Grand Canyon Railway. As you may know, they run both diesel and steam. One day I was watching a train and thought it was headed up by a steamer. I looked again, and it was a good old Alco. Lots of nice black smoke.

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