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6/2019
Fairbanks Morse 31A18
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2019/06/02/fairbanks-morse-31a18/
Old Advertising I – Marquette Governors
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2019/06/05/old-advertising-tuesday/
D-Day plus 75 – A pair of D-Day survivors on the Great Lakes
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2019/06/06/d-day-plus-75/
Another WWII Survivor – The story of the Edmund J. Moran/Barbara Andrie
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2019/06/09/another-wwii-survivor/
Old Advertising II – Jakobson Shipyard
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2019/06/12/old-advertising-ii/
Re-purposed – The story of the Great Lakes Towing tug Ohio, and her transformation into a museum piece.
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2019/06/15/re-purposed/
Old Advertising III – Carl Hussman Company and the EMD 567
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2019/06/19/old-advertising-iii/
Spencer Heads – Spencer cylinder head inserts
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2019/06/23/spencer-heads/
EMD 567 spotters guide – How to tell apart the various 567 types.
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2019/06/27/emd-567-spotters-guide/
7/2019
Old Advertising IV – Farrel-Birmingham
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2019/07/02/old-advertising-iv/
Fixing a bearing – Rebuilding the babbit motor support bearing on the Tug Cornells WWII surplus propulsion motor
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2019/07/13/fixing-a-bearing/
Old Advertising V – GM Diesel and the George Drake Gulfport Tugboats
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2019/07/28/old-advertising-v/
8/2019
Tugboats & Submarines – Story of the Fleet sub Cabezon, and how her engine wound up in the Tug Cornell
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2019/08/07/tugboats-and-submarines/
Old Advertising VI – Kahlenberg Brothers
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2019/08/25/old-advertising-vi/
9/2019
Fairbanks Morse Engine List – Listing of every FM Diesel Engine
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2019/09/12/fairbanks-morse-engine-list/
An unexpected find – Finding an Enterprise Valve at a surplus store
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2019/09/24/an-unexpected-find/
10/2019
Old Advertising VII – Buchi Turbos
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2019/10/20/old-advertising-vii-buchi-turbocharging/
11/2019
The 40 Series Line – A primer on EMD’s golden years of locomotive production
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2019/11/13/the-40-series-line-zenith-of-emd/
Historic Tugs I – Luna and Venus, a pair of the earliest Diesel-Electric tugs built
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2019/11/21/historic-tugs-i-luna-and-venus/
12/2019
Cleveland Diesel Engine Division – GM’s war hero turned ugly stepsister – The Story of Cleveland Diesel
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2019/12/07/cleveland-diesel-engine-division-gms-war-hero-turned-ugly-stepsister/
1/2020
Missing Parts… – A surprise find in the Cornell
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2020/01/20/missing-parts/
2/2020
Aluminum in the Jungle – American Tugs in South America
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2020/02/10/aluminum-in-the-jungle/
Milwaukee Firsts
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2020/02/18/milwaukee-firsts/
Old Advertising VIII – Westinghouse
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2020/02/29/old-advertising-viii-westinghouse/
3/2020
Diesel-Electric Drive in 2020
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2020/03/21/diesel-electric-drive-in-2020/
Winton & Cleveland Diesel: The List – Every engine built
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2020/03/23/winton-cleveland-diesel-the-list/
4/2020
Art Deco Diesel – The Fairbanks-Morse 31A En bloc Series
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2020/04/05/art-deco-diesel-the-fairbanks-morse-31a-en-bloc-series/
Little Engines I – 1/87th Scale Engines
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2020/04/26/little-engines-i/
5/2020
Old Advertising IX – FM OP’s
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2020/05/05/old-advertising-ix/
Scrapyard Finds – A surprise find
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2020/05/25/scrap-yard-finds/
6/2020
Scrapyard Finds – The Answer
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2020/06/12/scrapyard-finds-the-anwser/
7/2020
Cleveland 16-338 Teaser
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2020/07/07/cleveland-16-338-teaser/
The Gray Marine Opposed Piston Diesel
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2020/07/19/the-grey-marine-opposed-piston-diesel/
8/2020
Don’t mess with our engine – A Winton Anecdote
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2020/08/10/dont-mess-with-our-engine/
F-M Diesel-Electric Proposal
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2020/08/16/f-m-diesel-electric-proposal/
9/2020
Vintage Diesels In The Field
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2020/09/06/vintage-diesels-in-the-field/
A Home-built Locomotive – Southern San Luis Valley D-500
https://vintagedieseldesign.wordpress.com/2020/09/14/a-home-built-locomotive-southern-san-luis-valley-d-500/