Posted by ArmchairExplorer http://www.railfan...S/ome003cs.jpg.jpg Bombardier Talent DMU Not for us in North America, of course, as the FRA requires everything here be built heavily enough to survive driving into the walls at the edge of the world....

Uhh we got a Bombardier Talent DMU operating in Ottawa on former Canadian Pacific Rail Tracks. We have 3 of them because bombardier won't take orders if we only order 1 or 2 of them so if we are to expand service, we need to order 3 more.

Anyway my favorite locomotives are the F40PH and the Rohr Turbo. I like the job they did once they rebuilt both (6400 is the rebuilt F40PH in Canada, it's in the P42DC Livery).


I am a fan of modernizing stuff because it means the old stuff can still run with modern tech. It's a cool combination. Plus it saves the locomotive or train from the scrapheap and future generations can see it running still.

http://www.railpow...ts_hl_gallery.html

If you go to the GG Emerald (one of the first),at the bottom, you will notice the first pick is in the desert..that's because the US Army bought the exclusive rights to it. The other 3 pic's are in Vancouver, yard dogging it in CP's waterfront to williston yards during development.


I'm kinda pissed...when are the railways going to employ a elec regenerative systems, rather than burning it up through dynamic braking resistance grids!!! only then will I have a road favorite!!! (even if it was a detachable storage slug). I hate how the US military bought the rights to the "green goat" so they could suppress the tech, and selfishly use it for themselves as a tactical advantage.

http://www.railpow...s_hl_ggseries.html

(A local innovation, it was nice to see it switching here).

Posted by HypnoToad http://www.railpow...ts_hl_gallery.html If you go to the GG Emerald (one of the first),at the bottom, you will notice the first pick is in the desert..that's because the US Army bought the exclusive rights to it. The other 3 pic's are in Vancouver, yard dogging it in CP's waterfront to williston yards during development. I'm kinda pissed...when are the railways going to employ a elec regenerative systems, rather than burning it up through dynamic braking resistance grids!!! only then will I have a road favorite!!! (even if it was a detachable storage slug). I hate how the US military bought the rights to the "green goat" so they could suppress the tech, and selfishly use it for themselves as a tactical advantage. http://www.railpow...s_hl_ggseries.html (A local innovation, it was nice to see it switching here).

UP and I think even BNSF have a bunch of these now actually.

I know UP does

http://www.trainwe...ngoats/rp20bd.html
RP20BD Diesel Road Switchers

Yah...road switchers are the start...but we need to see these systems employed on road power to really be effective in setting a positive direction for a sustainable practice of moving bulk goods.

Doesn't Amtrak also own a few? I remember seeing pictures of them.

http://www.hebners...99New2006_1031.jpg

ATSF 4-10-2
CN C-630
United aircraft/CN Turbo train
EMD E8

Haven't seen anybody mention the art deco T1;



The Pennsylvania Railroad's 52 T1 class duplex-drive 4-4-4-4 steam locomotives, introduced in 1942 (2 prototypes) and 1945-1946 (50 production), were their last steam locomotives built and their most controversial. They were ambitious, technologically sophisticated, powerful, fast, and distinctively streamlined by Raymond Loewy. However, they were also prone to wheelslip both when starting and at speed, complicated to maintain, and expensive to run. The PRR vowed in 1948 to place diesel locomotives on all express passenger trains, leaving unanswered questions of whether the T1's flaws were solvable.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRR_T1

Posted by Cherokee Haven't seen anybody mention the art deco T1; The Pennsylvania Railroad's 52 T1 class duplex-drive 4-4-4-4 steam locomotives, introduced in 1942 (2 prototypes) and 1945-1946 (50 production), were their last steam locomotives built and their most controversial. They were ambitious, technologically sophisticated, powerful, fast, and distinctively streamlined by Raymond Loewy. However, they were also prone to wheelslip both when starting and at speed, complicated to maintain, and expensive to run. The PRR vowed in 1948 to place diesel locomotives on all express passenger trains, leaving unanswered questions of whether the T1's flaws were solvable. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRR_T1

I love the T1, they were awesome, just were too big for most of the East Coast track that the PRR ran. If UP had those they would have been a lot more successful.

That said, the PRR S1 was also sexy as shit.

That should be tagged NSFW.

She's orgasmic and unholy.