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An interview with Jim Wiggin of Athearn
For 80 years, Athearn has been a part of the model railroading industry, producing familiar product ranges like HO scale blue ...
GE Transportation, in collaboration with Intel Corp., introduced a “superbrain” platform solution for locomotives that transforms them into mobile data headquarters, “helping make trains smarter and ...
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Fire damages Catskill Mountain Railroad locomotive
KINGSTON, N.Y. — A locomotive owned by the Catskill Mountain Railroad caught fire early Thursday morning near Kingston Plaza in the city, the Kingston Fire Department said. In a press release, ...
Locomotives rely on sheer mass to create friction. Tens of thousands of tons press steel wheels into steel rails. That contact generates enough traction to move entire cities’ worth of cargo. Tires ...
Abstract: Low-friction surface conditions significantly contribute to the reduction of the wheel/rail adhesion capability and the occurrence of wheel/rail slipping behaviors, which may lead to the ...
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