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The
Hood Diesel is the most
common freight train in the United States. I Europe most trains
are electric, but in America where vast areas must be “electrified”,
the diesel engine has proved to be better. String a few of these
guys together and they can pull a 100 or more cars. Think about
all that tonnage next time your waiting for that train to pull
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Passenger
trains are one where America has nothing on Europe. America
does not use passenger trains much, and thus the market is not
very large. Europe and Japan on the other hand use trains extensively.
Either way I thought the Lego freightliner
looked very Amtrak’esh. So with a few modifications I built
my own Amtrak train. |
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On
April 12, 1862 an American 4-4-0 named
"General" left Atlanta, nobody dreamed that this
would be the start of a story that would make the "General"
one of the most widely recognized 4-4-0's in history. This is
my version of that engine, and the story that goes with it. |
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Built
in 1905 by Lima Locomotive Works for W.Va Spruce Lumber Co.
Shay #5 at Cass Scenic Railway is
still steaming up the mountains of West Virginia. This makes
her one of the oldest engines in continuous use on the original
line, and the second oldest shay in existance. Here is my version
of the great engine. |
