Locomotive 2022

From the publisher of Trains magazine, Locomotive 2022 is back with the latest trends, statistics and inside stories from the exciting world of locomotives.

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In this Issue

Editor’s Notebook: A legacy in locomotion

Dancing for a diesel

Motive Power Review

Lean times: new sales of six- motor freight locomotives stall, rebuilds, modernizations, and passenger power save the day.

Big Six by the numbers

Our annual census of the Big Six locomotive fleets, tabulating all 25,394 locomotives and tracking trends.

What's new for ’62?

Deciphering what’s doing these days in dieseldom. Revisiting Trains magazine’s look at the locomotive business in 1962, first published in January 1962.

EMD 100

Celebrating a legendary locomotive-building centenarian. From Zephyrs to FTs to ACes, the 100th anniversary of Electro-Motive is something to celebrate. There oughta be a party!

Of Dixie Flyers, Yellow Jackets, and GP30s

Motive power evolution on Louisville & Nashville, the “Dixie Line.” An L&N expert looks at the shift from steam to two generations of diesel power.

1984: A Centennial odyssey

Union Pacific’s legendary EMD DDA40X locomotives live up to the anthemic vow: “no retreat, no surrender.” A last hurrah for the diesels that were bigger, heavier, and faster than Big Boy. “There had never been a locomotive like this one. There would also never be another.”

General Electric: A prophecy fulfilled

Trains magazine’s 40th annual Motive Power Survey examined GE’s rising market share and the development of the microprocessor-minded Dash 8 that would help secure the company’s lead. First published in Trains in November 1988.

Dash 8: The diesel that dethroned EMD

Updating the story of GE’s Dash 8 model series, from its ground- breaking beginnings to a contemporary head count of survivors.

Chile!

General Motors Diesel NF210s built in London, Ont., for Canadian National’s narrow-gauge operation in Newfoundland find new careers in the Chilean desert.

A family tradition

Lambton Diesel Specialists bring generations of skill to the locomotive trade.

Locomotive 2022 returns with the most comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of motive power trends, new locomotive production, rebuilds, and other changes in North American fleets. No other product covers the locomotive business’ past, present, and future as thoroughly as the Locomotive 2022 special issue.