Showing posts with label locomotives. Show all posts
Showing posts with label locomotives. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 24, 2025

The diesel that was drafted Trains Magazine 1980

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Friday, November 28, 2025

Book: The indomitables: the history of the most built steam locomotive

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Saturday, July 12, 2025

Military Railway Operating Battalions operating several British Army WD 2-8-0 steam locomotives France 1944

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Richard writes (thanks Richard!) ... I’ve attached two photos of one of the US Military Railway Operating Battalions operating several of th...

Iron Dough Boy in Battle Dress

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Richard writes ... Richard writes ... This photo is the unofficial Baldwin Locomotive Works builders photo of US Army 2-8-0 S160 steam locom...
Sunday, October 13, 2024

Built for Battle by Howard G. Hill Trains Magazine December 1964

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Saturday, October 14, 2023

Locomotives Lucky #101 of the 765th TRSB

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

Hospital Trains research

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If you can help Rob in his search for these locos get in touch with me. Rob writes ... My WWII railway interests focus on motive power and r...
Friday, September 1, 2023

727th Railway Operating Battalion in Algeria on 17 February 1943

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An old French steam locomotive is seen being operated by men of the 727th Railway Operating Battalion in Algeria on 17 February 1943 .Just a...
Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Looking for information and photos of USATC Whitcomb locomotives ..

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Jeroen van der Schaaf of Rotterdam, The Netherlands is trying to find out about these locomotives. If you have any information or photos of ...
Friday, May 12, 2023

Ralph W. Engram, Jr. Unknown Unit

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Bart writes about his cousin Ralph W. Engram, Jr.  He was commissioned on October 20, 1943, at the Transportation Corps Officer Candidate Sc...
Thursday, May 11, 2023

Research : Whitcomb Locomotives in WWII

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     http://www.robertsarmory.com/whitcomb.htm
Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Research locos -- United States Army & Air Force Locomotives

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  http://military.railfan.net/locos/
Friday, February 10, 2023

German Reichsbahn Eagle 708th Railway Grand Division Brigadier General George C. Stewart

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 Presented to Brigadier General George C. Stewart 708th Railway Grand Division June 1945 Captured April 1945 Germany
Saturday, November 5, 2022

Oxwich To Omaha: American GI's in South Wales -- book

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Book Of Interest – John Bushby  Although not a railway history volume the book ‘Oxwich To Omaha, American GIs in South Wales’ by Phil Howell...
Saturday, May 28, 2022

World War II Locomotives in Europe- German Type 52 Kreigslok 2-10-0 Steam Locomotive With Condenser Tender

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Thanks to Richard for this great post! He writes...a number of these locomotives were captured and operated by MRS units during the war an...
Sunday, May 15, 2022

US Army captured German StuG Assault Gun coverted to switching locomotive

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"The attached photo from the 6 April 1945 issue of 'The Railway Gazette’ shows a US Army captured German StuG Assault Gun that an...
Thursday, May 12, 2022

Military Railway Service Equipment data book [date: approx. April 1945]

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Part 1     Part 2   Part 3 Missing page 184  
Friday, May 6, 2022

American built locomotives 0-6-0 in England

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Thursday, May 5, 2022

The very first USRA engine

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Monday, May 2, 2022

Small diesel lomotovive France 1945 ?

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