What's your favorite early diesel era locomotive (1930s-1950s)? For me, it's hard to beat the humble ALCO RS-1!
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How many cars can a Proto 1000 RS-10 haul?
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Pictures of 4-6-2's hauling freight on the Erie and the Norfolk and Western?
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Hudsons hauling freight/mixed trains!
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What are some railroads you wish were better represented in RTR?
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North American use of superpower steam compared
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North American use of the 2-8-2, 2-8-4, 4-8-2, and 4-8-4 wheel arrangements compared
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ALCO FA's are the best looking and best sounding cab units, you can't change my mind
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Would single cab unit diesels in the transition era be used on a train, or was it always with other A and B units?
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Would single cab unit diesels in the transition era be used on a train, or was it always with other A and B units?
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Do y'all have any recommendations for old documentaries about steam engines like Union Pacific's Last of the Giants or Railway with a Heart of Gold?
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Union Pacific 2-10-2 hauling a mixed passenger and freight train, quite the oddity!
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Strasburg 90 back when it was Great Western 90!
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The last two engines to be used on the New York Central System
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What would the weight of a HO scale 60' brass boxcar be?
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What were the longest freight cars during the steam era in the United States? (Not counting Schnabels)
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For railroads that had partially electrified in the steam era, did they ever double head steamers and electric engines?, a la this case with steam and diesel on the UP:
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How would I go about installing American knuckle couplers on this Modimo boxcar? Is it even possible? Scale is HO. More info in comments.
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Did Europe and the Soviet Union have equivalent cars to the cabooses used in North America or brakevans used in the UK and regions under it's influence? What about countries in South America?
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How would you go about creating a fictional model railroad logo?
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What is the purpose of this second, smaller smoke stack? Better draft?
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Do any manufacturers make HO scale models of Soviet/Imperial Russian steam engines? Specifically E Class 0-10-0's, L Class 2-10-0's or LV Class 2-10-2's?
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Were there any 2-10-0 locomotives in use anywhere on the New York Central System?
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