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Pacific Rail News #386 1996 January Motive power West KCS F-units
Pacific Rail 1996 January
FEATURES
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Southern Pacific 4449 Rolls Again
After spending three years parked in a roundhouse in Portland, Ore., former Southern Pacific 4449-a Lima built Northern-type-rolls again ... and on unlikely trackage.
Greg Brown
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KCS Unveils its Executive F-units
Dressed in a Southern Belle-inspired paint scheme, rebuilt Kansas City Southern executive F-units debut after an appointment at Mid-America Car.
Dan Munson
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The A.C. Revolution
The transition from d.c. traction to a.c. traction is the biggest development in locomotive technology since the introduction of the diesel-electric locomotive.
Sean Graham-White
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Motive Power West
A railroad-by-railroad breakdown of changes in motive power on the large western carriers during 1995, with a look towards the trends of 1996.
A PRN Staff Report
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Images: New Power Reigns Out West
A.C. locomotives may be the talk of the railroad world, but many railroads have also purchased new d.c. locomotives and had older locomotives rebuilt.
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