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EMD SD40-2
The EMD SD40-2 is a six-axle, 3,000 hp diesel-electric freight locomotive built by General Motors from 1972 to 1986 and one of the best-selling in North America.
EMD SD70 series
The EMD SD70 series is a family of six-axle diesel-electric freight locomotives built by Electro-Motive Diesel, introduced in late 1992 as an extension of the SD60.
EMD SD90MAC
The EMD SD90MAC is a six-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by EMD from 1995, intended as the first 6,000 hp single-engine diesel; early units were SD9043MACs with a 4,300 hp engine.
End-of-train device
An end-of-train device, also called a flashing rear-end device (FRED), is a radio-equipped unit on the rear of North American freight trains that replaced the caboose.
Engerth locomotive
The Engerth locomotive was a supporting-tender steam design devised by Wilhelm Freiherr von Engerth for Austria's Semmering Railway, in which part of the tender's weight rested on the driving wheels.
EuroSprinter
EuroSprinter, also known as Siemens Eurosprinter, is a family of modular electric locomotives built by Siemens from 1992, including the Taurus, which set a 357 km/h locomotive record in 2006.
Eveleigh Railway Workshops
The Eveleigh Railway Workshops were the principal locomotive and carriage workshops of the New South Wales Government Railways, built from 1882 beside Sydney's Central Station.
Exhaust system (steam locomotive)
The exhaust system of a steam locomotive, known as the front end, uses exhaust steam to draw air through the fire, setting the locomotive's power and fuel use.
Experimental three-phase railcar
The experimental three-phase railcars were two electric test vehicles by AEG and Siemens & Halske that set a 210.2 km/h rail speed record near Berlin in 1903.
Fairbanks-Morse Erie-built and C-liner locomotives
The Fairbanks-Morse Erie-built and C-liner were two families of cab-unit diesel locomotives built between 1945 and 1955, powered by FM's opposed-piston engine from submarine service.
Fairbanks-Morse H-series road-switchers
The Fairbanks-Morse H-series was a family of diesel-electric road-switcher locomotives built from 1947 to 1963, ranging from the H-10-44 to the 2,400 hp Train Master.
Fairlie locomotive
The Fairlie locomotive is an articulated steam locomotive patented by Robert Fairlie in 1864, with all weight on powered bogies; the double Fairlie runs equally well in either direction.
Fairy Queen (locomotive)
Fairy Queen is an 1855 steam locomotive built in Leeds, England, for the East Indian Railway and certified in 1998 as the world's oldest steam locomotive in regular operation.
Feldbahn
A Feldbahn, also called a Lorenbahn or field railway, is a simple narrow-gauge railway, usually not open to the public, used to move agricultural, forestry, and industrial materials.
Fiat-Materfer (Buenos Aires Underground)
Fiat-Materfer is a class of electric multiple-unit subway cars built entirely in Argentina for the Buenos Aires Underground, with 105 units produced between 1980 and 1997.
Fire-tube boiler
A fire-tube boiler is a boiler in which hot combustion gases flow inside tubes passing through a water-filled shell, one of the two basic industrial boiler designs.
Fireless locomotive
A fireless locomotive, or fireless steam locomotive, is a steam locomotive powered by stored steam and superheated water, used where fire or sparks were hazardous.
Firema
Firema (Firema Trasporti S.p.A.) is an Italian rolling stock manufacturer headquartered in Caserta, building locomotives, metro trains, and trams; owned by India's Titagarh group since 2015.
Flatcar
A flatcar, also called a flat wagon, is a railroad freight car consisting of a flat deck with no sides, ends, or roof, carrying weather-tolerant cargo.
Fowler's Ghost
Fowler's Ghost was an experimental fireless, condensing steam locomotive built in 1861 to John Fowler's design for London's Metropolitan Railway; it failed its trials and was scrapped.
Franz Krull Sk class
The Franz Krull Sk class was sixteen 750 mm gauge 2-8-0 steam locomotives built by AS Franz Krull in Tallinn between 1931 and 1941 for Estonian narrow-gauge railways.
Frecciarossa 1000
The Frecciarossa 1000 is an Italian high-speed electric train built for Trenitalia by AnsaldoBreda and Bombardier, in service since 2015 with a design speed of 400 km/h.
French locomotive classification
French locomotive classification is the notation used in France to describe a locomotive's axle arrangement and number individual engines, counting axles rather than wheels, from the SNCF's 1938 steam scheme to the European Vehicle Number.
Fruit Growers Express
Fruit Growers Express was an American railroad refrigerator car leasing company founded by Armour and Company in 1895, headquartered in Washington, D.C., serving the eastern United States.
FS Class D.341
The FS Class D.341 was a class of 105 diesel-electric locomotives of the Italian State Railways, built between 1957 and 1963 for passenger trains on non-electrified lines.
FS Class D.445
The FS Class D.445 is a class of 150 Italian diesel-electric locomotives built for Ferrovie dello Stato between 1974 and 1988, with a top speed of 130 km/h.
FS Class E.444
The FS Class E.444 was a class of 117 electric locomotives of the Italian state railways, nicknamed Tartaruga, built from 1967 and serving fast InterCity trains until withdrawal in 2019.
FS Class E.464
The FS Class E.464 is a single-cab, four-axle electric locomotive built by Bombardier in Vado Ligure, Italy, for Trenitalia's regional passenger trains, with roughly 700 units delivered from 1999.
FS Class E.656
The FS Class E.656, nicknamed Caimano, is a 3,000 V DC electric locomotive built for the Italian State Railways between 1975 and 1989 in 461 units.
FS Class ETR 600
FS Class ETR 600 is a class of seven-car high-speed tilting electric trains built by Alstom for the Italian operator Trenitalia, in service since 2008.