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  1. Generators/Alternators - Trainorders.com

    It is my understanding that in the first versions of the diesel electric locomotives, that the main generator was a DC machine with comutator bars and brushes. Somewhere down the line, the main generator …

  2. Who came up with "Two Longs, a Short, and a Long"?

    In the days of buggy whips it was two longs and two shorts. Both my 1917 Milwaukee rulebook (Rule 14 L) and my 1922 Association of American Railroads (AAR) recommendations agree on this. My 1939 …

  3. Monterey Branch Line Saga continues

    Jun 5, 2024 · Those of you following our Monterey Branch Line saga here is another twist. We have been saying for months that the agency is proposing an illegal busway on the Monterey Branch Line. …

  4. Southern Pacific PFE Reefers

    > marks were a precursor to when PFE was split up in > 1978. > > Best regards, > > Rob L. Hi Rob, Thanks for that info. I didn't realize that PFE went upside-down as early as 1962. Did revenues ever …