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254:produced by
244:
242:
198:Power output
1669:(see also:
605:Walker 1972
513:Foster 1996
501:Wilson 2017
201:3,600
168:Prime mover
159:Loco weight
1686:Categories
775:. Boston:
748:Auto-Train
740:References
653:Resor 1994
641:Resor 1994
447:1748–1855
434:2971–2974
421:4000–4012
323:Auto Train
265:Auto Train
205:(2.7
67:Build date
49:Power type
1625:PH37ACmai
1517:AC series
907:0041-0934
888:0039-8276
882:: 46–48.
592:0033-8915
405:Quantity
402:Railroad
373:Floridian
278:GE FDL-16
172:GE FDL-16
1615:PH37ACmi
1529:AC6000CW
1524:AC4400CW
1503:C-38AChe
1453:C40-8.5W
1332:P32AC-DM
677:Ely 2009
465:GE B36-7
454:See also
320:, whose
140: in
102:
1658:CM20EMP
1620:PH37ACi
1597:ES59ACi
1572:ES44DCi
1557:ES40ACi
1508:Cv40-9i
1498:BB40-9W
1319:B32-8WH
1095:128-ton
1090:126-ton
1085:125-ton
1080:110-ton
1075:100-ton
427:Conrail
369:Florida
365:Chicago
328:Conrail
308:History
294:GE U36C
282:GE U33B
245:GE U36B
135:⁄
57:Builder
19:GE U36B
1653:C20EMP
1648:C18MMi
1643:U18A1A
1592:ET44C4
1587:ET44AC
1582:ES44C4
1577:ES44AC
1567:ES44DC
1562:ES40DC
1539:C44ACi
1534:C30ACi
1493:C44-9W
1488:C40-9W
1465:C44-8W
1460:C41-8W
1448:C40-8W
1443:C40-8M
1423:B40-8W
1385:C30-7A
1370:B30-7A
1360:BQ23-7
1070:95-ton
1065:80-ton
1060:70-ton
1055:65-ton
1050:60-ton
1045:50-ton
1040:45-ton
1035:44-ton
1030:43-ton
1025:35-ton
1020:25-ton
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905:
898:Trains
886:
863:
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783:
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590:
357:Amtrak
272:Design
227:Locale
222:Career
151:Length
1483:C40-9
1438:C40-8
1433:C39-8
1428:C32-8
1418:B40-8
1413:B39-8
1408:B32-8
1390:C36-7
1380:C30-7
1375:B36-7
1365:B30-7
1355:B23-7
1336:P42DC
1328:P40DC
1314:P30CH
1309:U34CH
1304:U30CG
1299:U28CG
1238:U20C1
1228:U18C1
1198:UM12C
1010:DEY-2
471:Notes
121:Gauge
1278:U50C
1273:U36C
1268:U33C
1263:U30C
1258:U28C
1253:U26C
1248:U25C
1243:U23C
1233:U20C
1223:U18C
1218:U17C
1213:U15C
1208:U14C
1203:U12C
1193:U36B
1188:U33B
1183:U30B
1178:U28B
1173:U25B
1168:U23B
1163:U18B
1158:UD18
1153:U13B
1148:U12B
1143:U10B
1133:UM6B
1015:EN-6
924:ISBN
903:ISSN
884:ISSN
861:ISBN
827:ISBN
804:ISBN
781:ISBN
756:ISBN
729:2019
588:ISSN
557:2019
444:108
298:slug
243:The
30:CSX
1283:U50
1138:U9B
1115:U6B
1110:U5B
418:13
249:B-B
114:B-B
109:AAR
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