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    Coal for Steam Locomotives

    This might come from a bit of my British rail knowledge, but the coal may have been sprayed a little with water to keep the coal dust to a minimum.
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    Comment by 'TeenageRailfan16' in media 'JET AT TRENTON'

    It's a shame that none of these locos made it.
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    ABC Locomotive

    Yes, this title has a point. I'm writing a series of short stories about my own railroad, which has some of my own designs. One of them is what I call the A+BC45s. It has the layout of a basic model six axle diesel (SD70, Evolution, etc.). However, only the rear axle is a C truck. The lead...
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    A1A vs. C-C

    I have a similar question. I know that the early Amtrak designs (GE E60s, P30CH, and EMD SDP40F classes) were notorious for unreliability and derailments with their C-C trucks. Keep in mind that passenger train length was greatly decreasing. However, with first generation diesels like the PAs...




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