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    Lionel's New EMD E8 A-A Set

    Hey Folks, here's a new video. I hope you enjoy it! Thanks, Eric Siegel
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    • diesel emd e8 eric siegel eric's trains lionel new york central o gauge
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: O Scale
  2. BayHighRY

    Lights But No Movement on On30 Switcher Locomotive

    Hi all, As the title says, I have a On30 Bachmann 0-4-0 Diesel Switcher Engine that has had some problems lately with HO trackrail-powered movement. At the current time the headlights will come on indicating it has power but it doesn't want to budge anymore. Finally gave up after some weeks of...
  3. NKP 182 A&B units

    NKP 182 A&B units

    NKP 182 EB PASSENGER CIRCA 1957
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    • diesel nkp pa1a&b passenger
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Diesel, Electric and Other Locomotives
  4. NKP 705

    NKP 705

    GP18 working passenger duty circa 1961
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    • diesel nkp
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Diesel, Electric and Other Locomotives
  5. NKP Local passenger

    NKP Local passenger

    NKP 705 working local passenger service. Circa 1962
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    • diesel nkp passenger
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Passenger Cars
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    Diesel Drive Axle Gears

    The symptom - a Diesel Locomotive hesitates, stops, then jerks ahead, momentarily shorts, or in extreme cases will not move at all. On Athearn, Atlas, BLI perhaps all HO diesel locos I find they use a split Drive Axle with a gear in the middle to hold the two axle halves in gauge and transmit...
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    spirit of 76' repair help

    hello all, last year i received my first model train. immediately afterwards i learned that my mom had also operated rail services in her youth. The remanning bits of kit however hadn't aged well and were missing wheel sets and had fickle couplings. However, the actual locomotive, a F series...
  8. RailFanRick

    MTH HO Scale SD70ace & SD70M-2 Release Date?

    :confused:Hey Everyone,, Has anyone heard anything about the release dates of the HO MTH SD70ace and the SD70M-2's?? I don't know how many more delays they plan on having but i know my pre-order has done been delayed so many times that EMD is probably already designing a new locomotive to take...
    • RailFanRick
    • Thread
    • diesel ho scale mth sd70ace sd70m-2
    • Replies: 42
    • Forum: HO Scale
  9. CP Overtakes Amtrak

    CP Overtakes Amtrak

    A CP freight on the pass overtakes an Amtrak Train on the main at Chip Yard.
    • GTW 5847
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    • amtrak canadian cp diesel freight p42 pacific passenger
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Diesel, Electric and Other Locomotives
  10. Reading GP7

    Reading GP7

    Built with an unused GP7 Reading shell, frame and Walther's EMD diesel motor prime mover kit.
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    • diesel gp7 mover prime reading
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Diesel, Electric and Other Locomotives
  11. NYC Diesel Servicing Facility

    NYC Diesel Servicing Facility

    The F7 is on passenger short turn around service every thing must be done with in 30 minutes, inspection, fuel, boiler water and sand. NYC_George
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    • diesel fuel sand servicing
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Yards, Terminals and Stations




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