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Re: How the heck do I find out what model that engine I see going by is?
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 15 Mar 2001 00:28:44 GMT
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> 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
> there was a -3, and the only reason I know a few of the names is because I saw a
> picture with a name.
That's fine, but up here, the engines tend to being DRS-xx-x or such...
(Diesel Road Switcher, I think...)
Get a copy of 2nd diesel spotters guide, it is a good resource for use.
Otherwise:
4 axles (GE=B, GM=GP)
6 axles (GE=C, GM=SD)
I'm not a diesel fan, so don't ask me!
Coughs and Sneezles spread Diesasle's!
(Bill and Ben, about BoCo)
Steam, in particular UK, I can do a credible job of (but I don't know the
difference between a Clayton and a Patriot...more like, LMS 4-6-0 to me :). I
can tell between a Brit and a Clan though. And most of the BR standards (all
12 of them :)
James
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