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Cundupa, Flyingvan911 is right. We'd see the NS power in Roseville occasionally and the long hoods were the leading end. They were SD-45s if I remember but unlike our SP power, both the long and short ends were high hood-- maybe for a steam generator?. If I remember correctly; some were even...

Maddawg, The locomotives you're talking about aren't very good for reverse operation. True, diesel-electrics will go every bit as fast in reverse as they will forward but with the cab on one end and a long hood in the way, they're hard to see around when backing up unless you have a crew member...

That Alco's one of two at jamestown (Railtown 1897 S.H.P.). We've got one in our shop ready to be cut up. These are miserable to work on since they were designed as a throw-away. Other than minor maintenance and servicing, all the major components are inside a welded-together car body. EMDs and...