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 …
Dolton Tower is gone - Trainorders.com
On Friday, August 4, Dolton Tower was demolished. It was one of the largest towers in the Chicago area with 172 levers. Built by PRR, control later passed to PC and Conrail. In 1996 …
Monterey Branch Line Saga continues
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …