Locomotive Notes
This page was last updated on February 19, 2012.
Additional Information
- Steam Locomotive Builders (this page)
Diesel Locomotives
(listed alphabetically)
Alco versus EMD —An article by Albert Churella about why Alco failed and why EMD succeeded. (originally published in the Harvard Business History Review; copyright 1995 by President and Fellows of Harvard College)
Full title is: "Corporate culture and marketing in the American railway locomotive industry: American Locomotive and Electro-Motive respond to dieselization."
(see also Trains magazine, Volume 61, Number 9, September 2001, for an excellent article, "Death by Diesel," on a very similar subject.)
BLH RS4TC — A separate page covering the 74 Davenport RS4TC locomotives built for the U. S. military in 1953-1955.
Cat 3516c Diesel Engine — Caterpillar press release for its new-in-2006 3516 diesel engine, designed as a tier 2 compliant engine for the railroad market.
Diesel Traction in U.S.A. — A PDF file (8MB) of a 16-page article in the March 1961 issue of the British magazine "Diesel Railway Traction." This was scanned from a chemical photocopy of the article that I've had for many, many years. The photocopy was reversed, with white letters on a black background.
EMD Notes and History — A separate page with information about the history of Electro Motive Corporation (EMC), Electro Motive Division of General Motors (EMD), and the most recent Electro Motive Diesel, Inc., along with iits informally named operation in Canada, Electro Motive Canada Company (EMCC).
EMD GP7s — A presentation on EMD's GP7s by Scott Chatfield.
EMD MP15 Rosters — Rosters of all MP15DC, MP15AC, and MP15T locomotives, as compiled by Rob Sarberenyi.
EMD's First SD24 — A separate page about the first SD24 from EMD.
F-M Train Master Sounds — Recorded sounds of SP Fairbanks-Morse H24-66 Train Master locomotives.
The Evolution of the Diesel Locomotive in the United States — A excellent article by Benn Coifman (of RailFonts.com) about the development of diesel locomotives in America. (Used with permission.)
FRA Rules — Information and dates about the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) requirements for footboards, running boards, contrasting colors, and locomotive identification.
General Electric Large Centercabs — Information about the 19 large centercab locomotives built by GE in 1937-1945.
LocoNotes FAQ — A collection of answers and comments about how to obtain important locomotive information, including frame numbers, serial numbers, and builder dates.
Locomotive Trucks — Information about the style and design of locomotive trucks.
SD40-2 and SD40T-2 measurements — Measurements I have taken of some EMD SD40-2s and SD40T-2s.
SD40-2 Noses — Information about the variations EMD used during the production history of its SD40-2 locomotive.
SP's GRIP Rebuild Programs — A brief narrative of Southern Pacific's locomotive rebuild programs, or "Why SP never had an SD45E."
Tangent Rail — Information about Tangent Rail Services, a contract switching company operating in Utah.
Utah Railway SD50S 6061 measurements — Measurements of one of Utah Railway's five SD50S locomotives that were built in Australia.
Western Railfan Publications — An informal commentary about the rise and fall of print-to-paper railfan publications.
Steam Locomotive Builders
Locomotive Builder Lists — A separate page with contact information to purchase from Robert Lehmuth (at minimal cost) copies of his lists of all locomotive builders (steam, diesel and otherwise).
Locomotive Builders, 1902 — Scanned text from an article in the February and March 1902 issues of Railway and Locomotive Engineering magazine.
National Locomotive Works — Information about the builder also known as Dawson & Bailey.
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