Locomotive Notes
Compiled by Don Strack
This page was last updated on May 16, 2009.
Alco versus EMD —An article by Albert Churella about why Alco failed and why EMD succeeded. (originally published in the Harvard Business History Review; copyright 1995 by President and Fellows of Harvard College)
Full title is: "Corporate culture and marketing in the American railway locomotive industry: American Locomotive and Electro-Motive respond to dieselization."
(see also Trains magazine, Volume 61, Number 9, September 2001, for an excellent article, "Death by Diesel," on a very similar subject.)
EMD Notes and History — A separate page with information about the history of Electro Motive Corporation (EMC), Electro Motive Division of General Motors (EMD), and the most recent Electro Motive Diesel, Inc., along with iits informally named operation in Canada, Electro Motive Canada Company (EMCC).
Builder Lists — A separate page with contact information to purchase from Robert Lehmuth (at minimal cost) copies of his lists of all locomotive builders (steam, diesel and otherwise).
F-M Train Master Sounds — Recorded sounds of SP Fairbanks-Morse H24-66 Train Master locomotives.
The Evolution of the Diesel Locomotive in the United States — A excellent article by Benn Coifman (of RailFonts.com) about the development of diesel locomotives in America. (Used with permission.)
FRA Rules — Information and dates about the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) requirements for footboards, running boards, contrasting colors, and locomotive identification.
LocoNotes FAQ — A collection of answers and comments about how to obtain important locomotive information, including frame numbers, serial numbers, and builder dates.
Locomotive Scrappers and Dealers — A listing of companies involved in the buying and selling of locomotives. This is meant as an historical document, not as a commercial listing.
Locomotive Trucks — Information about the style and design of locomotive trucks.
SD40-2 and SD40T-2 measurements — Measurements I have taken of some EMD SD40-2s and SD40T-2s.
SP's GRIP Rebuild Programs — A brief narrative of Southern Pacific's locomotive rebuild programs, or "Why there is no such thing as an SD45E."
Utah Railway SD50S 6061 measurements — Measurements of one of Utah Railway's five SD50S locomotives that were built in Australia.
MP15 Rosters — Rosters of all MP15DC, MP15AC, and MP15T locomotives, as compiled by Rob Sarberenyi.
BLH RS4TC — A separate page covering the 74 Davenport RS4TC locomotives built for the U. S. military in 1953-1955.
Tangent Rail — Information about Tangent Rail Services, a contract switching company operating in Utah.
