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Subject:	How the heck do I find out what model that engine I see going by is?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains
Date:	Wed, 14 Mar 2001 22:27:50 GMT
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I figured I'd ask that here, since so many people are tossing around model types, I figure someone ought to know... If I see a train go by, and want to know what model it is, how do I find out, short of slogging through hundreds of pictures & model variations at fan sites, and hoping my memory is up to the task? James (Who is still adamantly and irrevokably not a trainhead, but a serious castle guy. Honest.)

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		Re: How the heck do I find out what model that engine I see going by is?
(...) If you really want to be able to tell, get a copy of Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. But it's not a critical thing to be able to tell every variant. ++Lar (23 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)

		Re: How the heck do I find out what model that engine I see going by is?
(...) I've recently discovered the joys of a Walthers catalog. Walthers is a model railroad distributor, and they publish a very large catalog every year. There are a lot of B/W side shots of rolling stock. This is great for browsing and IDing (...) (23 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)

		Re: How the heck do I find out what model that engine I see going by is?
(...) If your close enough to read it the engine might have the class painted on it. I watched a SD40-3 go by the other day. It looked just like an SD40-2 and I was very surprised to see a -3. I am not a train spotter at all, I just didn't know (...) (23 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)

		Re: How the heck do I find out what model that engine I see going by is?
(...) Thanks for the responses, folks. Unfortunately, the answer is what I suspected: "you can't". :/ My level of interest isn't up to the whole slogging through photos thing yet, whether they're photos in a book, or photos on a website. You'd think (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)

		Re: How the heck do I find out what model that engine I see going by is?
This'll be long: EMD, has an angled cab roof, and a 6 axle EMD is a SD, and a 4 axle EMD is a GP. GE, has a rounded cab roof (with the exception of the Dash 9, AC4400, and AC6000, i'll explain them later), a 6 axle is a C, and 4 is a B. EMD has (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)

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