Ferromex, Ferrosur order SD70ACes NEWSWIRE

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One of Ferromex’s existing SD70ACe locomotives. William H. Davis Jr. MUNCIE, Ind. – Electro-Motive Diesel has secured two orders for its successful SD70ACe locomotive. Ferromex and Ferrosur, both part of the Transportation division of GrupoMexico, have ordered a combined 34 SD70ACe’s for delivery in the summer of 2015. Ferromex has ordered 19 locomotives which will […]

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Northern Japan’s railroads

FULL SCREEN Photograph by Scott Lothes The most luxurious train in Japan, the overnight Cassiopeia from Sapporo to Tokyo, rolls along Volcano Bay behind two specially painted DD51 locomotives just before sunset on June 18, 2007. FULL SCREEN Photograph by Scott Lothes Like locomotive engineers across generations and oceans, the driver of JR Hokkaido’s Hamanasu […]

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The Ambledown Valley Railway

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Fairford, a Lynton & Barnstaple Manning Wardle 2-6-2T on the embankment and bridge between Hinton Magnolia tunnel and Higher Buxton. On the left of the line is Juniperus communis ‘Compressa’. Near it grow the red, fleshy leaves of a Sempervivum sp. Opposite, on the other side of the line, the bronze winter color of Cryptomeria […]

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From Sweden to Rhode Island

As a prelude to today’s high speed Acela Express service, Amtrak tested two types of European high speed trains, a German ICE trainset and this tilting X2000 train from Sweden. The demonstration equipment made revenue runs on the Northeast Corridor and toured other parts of the country. Pushed by two Amtrak Tubroliner power cars, the […]

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A great railroad in a small space

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Railway at a glance Name: Bondesbjerg Mountain Railway Size: 8m x 4m (26’2″ x 13’1″) Scale: 1:10 Gauge: 45mm Era: Today Theme: Former industrial railroad, now a tourist attraction Age: 5 years Motive power: Scratchbuilt industrial diesel locomotive Length of mainline: 30m (98′) Maximum gradient: 2% Type of track: LGB rail spiked to wooden ties […]

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