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As main railroad steam locomotives were superseded by diesel units, Crown Metal Products could only sell this equipment abroad. Such was the case of a large order placed by Argentine State Railroads which then amounted to some $440,000.00, covering compressor and air brake equipment spare parts, the largest order received by Crown at that time.
Märklin was among the early model railway companies to introduce a digital train-control system. The Märklin Digital system for Märklin's 3-rail AC train layouts was introduced in 1984 using Motorola microchips. A few years later the system developed jointly by Märklin, Lenz GmbH and Arnold GmbH was introduced for 2-rail DC locomotives. The ...
One of the last ten locomotives built by Grant for the D.&R.G. R.R. The D.&R.G. Railroad could not pay for these ten locomotives, because railroad bond prices had just collapsed. So, the locomotives were sold instead to the Toledo, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railroad in June 1882 (TC&StL ##57-66). [14] This loco became TC&StL #63.
National Railway Equipment Company (reporting mark NREX) is an American railroad equipment rebuilding, leasing, and manufacturing company, headquartered in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. NREC sells new and rebuilt locomotives to railroad companies worldwide, with an emphasis on the North American market.
San Francisco Belt Railroad roundhouse, the Belt Railroad Engine House and Sandhouse, San Francisco, CA, NRHP-listed; Lenzen Roundhouse, originally located in San Jose, California, currently disassembled while the California Trolley and Railroad Corporation searches for new site
Built to replaced wrecked #4. Built to the specifications of the original larger engines. #4 Was sent to the Colorado Railroad Museum after retirement in October 1968. It was then traded for #1 in November 1979. CO-69 No. 5 Cog steam 0-4-2T 1901 by BLW On display at The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, CO First engine built with an automatic brake.
The bodies of the DE30AC and the DM30AC are extremely similar; the difference is the ability of the DM30AC to use electric third rail while the diesel engine is off, enabling the locomotive to use the East River Tunnels into New York Penn Station. This permits direct service from non-electrified lines in eastern Long Island via the western ...
In the early 1990s, the Atlas Tool Co. changed its name to Atlas Model Railroad Company, Inc. In 1997 Atlas O, LLC was established as a separate business entity dedicated to producing multiple lines of O scale model railroad products including track, freight cars, locomotives and accessories, co-founded and led by James J. Weaver.