Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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How to Identify different American GE & EMD Freight Train locomotives. I'll show you the visual differences how to tell them apart. ES44AC, SD70ACe, SD70M, SD40-2, GP38-2, MP15AC, Dash-9, AC4400CW, SD38-2, SD45, SD50, SD60, SD60M, SD60E, SD70MACe, SD70ACU, SD70ACC, SD70MAC, SD90MAC, AC6000CW, ET44AH, C45AH, Dash-8, GP30, GP15-1, GP39-2, GP60, GP40-2, MP15DC

Terms like isolated Thundercab, SpongeBob Cab, Tunnel motors, B-units, Tophat, Turbocharger, standard cab vs wide cab

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0:00 Intro
0:19 Easiest way to Identify a locomotive
1:01 GE locomotives
7:28 EMD locomotives
15:45 GP series
18:22 MP series
19:06 SW series
19:36 Slugs
20:32 GE vs EMD sounds
20:58 Spotting Quiz
22:23 What I've learned

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