Engines Wishlist for Jointed Rail.

jkinzel said:
Very geographically specific, but thought I would put it on the wish list anyway. TMBL (Tacoma Municipal Belt Line) AKA Tacoma Rail TRMW GP40's 4001 and 4002 working the tideflats yard in Tacoma, WA on New Year's Eve 2014.
4001 is ex CNW 5526, ex CR 3037, ex PC 3037, ex NYC 3037
4002 is ex CNW 5528, ex CR 3039, ex PC 3039, ex NYC 3039
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YES YES YES PLEASE. Also make sure to give it a sick horn. Tacoma Rail units always has awesome horns
 
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This is a very special set to me as it ran past my house everyday when before it moved to Tacoma and went out of business. If it weren't for this train I wouldn't be into trains and I wouldn't be making this post right now.
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Before the move to Tacoma (When it ran from Renton to Woodinville, WA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EewbUBgVRvM & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjMQeJr2cew & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bou4IyGCy3E
The day that crushed my 6 year old soul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T66q7d8H9J0
After the move to Tacoma, WA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGsgyZGS9-U

I guess you can say I'm a bit of a nut about this consist :p
 
Uuuuuuuuh... JointedRail may or may not currently be down and unavailable.

Either way, maybe some Bombardier/MLW:

HR412W/M420
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HR616
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+ Cab
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I seemed to like the droopy cab windows and it makes those units stand out(if anyone understands what I mean).

Anyone? Anyone?
 
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pezzy28 said:
exactly what I was thinking. Wouldn't that make it not a diesel?
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The fuel was named because it works well in a diesel engine, not the other way around... What it's burning doesn't change how it works, only the method for inputting fuel. If I remember correctly, this unit used some sort of coal slurry.

The first UP coal turbines were built by GE and burnt coal in a firebox. The later one was a UP creation and I am unsure of what type it was.

A diesel-electric does not require a turbine. A turbine uses the flow of a fluid to spin it and create rotational work, which can do something useful like turn a generator. In a locomotive, generally speaking, the turbine and diesel engine perform the same task, turning the generator.
 
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