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Eastern Railroad Discussion gt; GE vs. EMD - Trainorders. com The railroads obviously like GE's better than EMD's A simple look at the specifications of GE and EMD locomotives shows that GE's lead in nearly all categories The performance difference is only about 3-4%, but that is a difference many roads consider important History is a good guide on this subject
Old EMD blue prints. - Trainorders. com Sometimes ago I saw an EMD export model blue print on e-bay It was from a B12 model exported to EFVM in Brazil Does somebody know where it is possible of find more blue prints like this? Pedro Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG,
EMD SD-9s - Trainorders. com Re: EMD SD-9's Author: bogieman I think you can attribute the good ride of the SD Flexicoil truck to several factors when comparing it to the EMD swinghanger 4 axle GP truck: - The longer wheelbase does a better job of handling local dips and such at rail joints - The Flexicoil truck has relatively soft springs compared to other trucks
EMD Truck Tests in the 1980s - Trainorders. com Starting in 1982, I joined the EMD truck design group after being the noise and spark arrester guy Between then and 1990 I had the pleasure of participating in or leading many development tests, many starting at TTC in Pueblo but then on to the RR's: 1982 - testing of the prototype
EMD Flared Radiators - Trainorders. com The EMD radiators have always been mounted inside the carbody at an angle to allow for proper cooling The cooling fans pull the air in through the grilles in the side of the carbody and through the radiators, then exhaust it upward and out the cooling fan grilles on top of the locomotive
how does a transition work? - Trainorders. com First gen EMD units (and possibly the other guys - GE, Alco, Baldwin, etc ) had have a distinct drop in RPMs when 'transitioning' the traction motors from series to parallel connections to the generator I hope that is a reasonable description of it? Was that operation
EMD control stands - Trainorders. com When did EMD change from the older control stand to the newer type where the dynamic brake handle is separate? Mike Root Madras, OR