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 Diesel Locomotive FAQ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Unlike in a gasoline engine in which the fuel is ignited by spark plugs, the fuel in a diesel engine ignites because of the air pressure inside the cylinders.
Diesel locomotives have an availability of 90% or better, compared to 30-40% for the average steamer.
Most diesel locomotives do not use anti-freeze because the chemicals in anti-freeze can be harmful to certain types of metal used in the primer mover.
exotic.railfan.net /dieselfaq.htm   (2231 words)

  
 Diesel Aircraft Engines - Run Diesel's Best Diesel Aircraft Engines Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The diesel engines at Eagle River and Oneida are much like the kind of engine in a railroad locomotive...
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DIESEL BIKE: There has been research for years on diesel aircraft engines.
www.rundiesel.com /-diesel-/dieselaircraftengines   (971 words)

  
 RailServe.com: World Railway Historical Societies & Preservation
Armand's Diesellokomotivseite - Diesel locomotives from NOHAB and AFB; the European F-units
Diesel Traction Group - Preserves NZR electric locomotives at Ferrymead Heritage Park, Christchurch, New Zealand
Lyd2 Page: The Most Powerful 2' Gauge Diesel Locomotives in Britain - Built by the 23rd August Works in Romania for PKP (Polish State Railways), 3 of this class are now at the Welsh Highland Railway at Porthmadog, North Wales
www.railserve.com /Historical/World   (5721 words)

  
 NJ Transport Heritage Center - Book List
The Erie Railroad Story, by Paul Carleton focuses on Erie motive power from the steam to the diesel era with interwoven history.
Memories of O and W Power: Locomotives of the NY, Ontario and Western Railway, by P.Carleton covers, in text and photos, OandW locos of steam and diesel eras; rolling stock; special sections on camelbacks and other types of steam locos.
Covers: brief historical perspective, motive power (steam, diesel and motor cars), operations from Jersey City westward and the Delaware Otsego Corp. Outstanding caption info.
www.njthc.org /booklist42002.htm   (8293 words)

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