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2. Long Island Rail Road rolling stock - Wikipedia

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   By the late-1990s the LIRR diesel fleet consisted of 28 EMD GP38-2 and 23 MP15AC diesel-electric locomotives, along with approximately 223 passenger cars, mostly former electric multiple units. [6] These trains were operated using 1950s-era P72/PT75 series coaches built by Pullman-Standard, with a diesel-electric locomotive on one end, and for ...

3. List of GE locomotives - Wikipedia

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   Locomotives exported to Indonesia are quite different from other locomotives produced by GE. They use the same type of engine across all models (GE 7FDL-8, except for UM 106T Locomotives which used Alco 12-244E). Despite using the same type of engine, the power capabilities from type to type are different as some models are equipped with dual ...

4. Erie Lackawanna MU Cars - Wikipedia

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   The Erie Lackawanna MU Cars were a fleet of electric multiple unit commuter railcars used by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (D&LW) and successor railroads in the state of New Jersey. The D&LW undertook electrification of its Morristown Line and related branches in 1929–1930, and purchased 141 motor cars from Pullman to operate it.

5. M8 (railcar) - Wikipedia

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   The M8 is an electric multiple unit railroad car built by Kawasaki for use on the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line and the CT Rail Shore Line East.The fleet of 471 cars first entered service in 2011, replacing the M2, M4 and M6 cars, which entered service in 1973, 1987 and 1994, respectively. [9]

6. Railroad electrification in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The electric boxcabs pulled trains through the tunnel with their steam locomotives still attached until they were retired in 1927. In 1925 work began on the new 7.8-mile (12.6 km) Cascade Tunnel, with the Great Northern ultimately electrifying a 73-mile (117 km) section of its main line route to Seattle , Washington from Wenatchee to Skykomish .

7. PRR MP54 - Wikipedia

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   The eight electrified PRR MP54 cars were used for shuttle service between Penn Station and Manhattan Transfer, an island station that facilitated passenger transfer with PRR trains going to or from Exchange Place in Jersey City. This shuttle service ended in 1922, and the cars were sent to the LIRR. [16]

8. Arrow (railcar) - Wikipedia

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   A train of Arrow III cars at South Orange in 1986 A train of Arrow III cars headed east through Rahway. The Arrow IIIs were built in 1977 and 1978 by General Electric [7] in the same fashion as the Arrow IIs. They consist of 200 cars built as married pairs (1334–1533) and 30 single cars (1304–1333). [2]

9. Electric–steam locomotive - Wikipedia

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   An electric–steam locomotive is a steam locomotive that uses electricity to heat the water in the boiler to create steam instead of burning fuel in a firebox. [1] This is a highly unusual type of locomotive that only makes economic sense under specific conditions. Normally, it would be much more efficient to build and use an electric locomotive.