Trainmasters TV's three-part series "Ken's Roundhouse" explores various aspects of North American railroad history. For example, Ken tells everything about the 'Hi-ad' bogies, but also about the LRC locomotive. This locomotive was Canada's attempt to introduce a high-speed train in Canada.
Enjoy watching this series here at 24Trains.tv! Credits: MRH Magazine / Trainmasters TV

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Ken's Roundhouse - Train Stories from America

Episode 1-3

CPR #4744 is a one-of-a-kind locomotive. Built as an experiment by the Montreal Locomotive works (Canada), the locomotive became a test bed for a variety of new technologies until its retirement in the early 1990's. In this episode of TrainMasters TV, host Ken Goslett takes us under the hood and tells us about the legacy of this 4,000-horsepower monster. Credits: MRH Magazine / Trainmasters TV

MLW's Pinnacle modern diesel locomotive - CPR 4744

In 1981, VIA Rail introduced the Light, Rapid and Comfortable trainsets for service in the Windsor to Quebec City corridor in Canada. Ken Goslett, with the help of his pointer-friend "Victor", profiles a legend in the world of high-speed passenger rail: the LRC locomotive. Credits: MRH Magazine / Trainmasters TV

Legend in high speed passenger rail: the LRC locomotive

What exactly is a Hi-Ad locomotive truck? How does it work? Railroad historian Ken Goslett explains in Ken's Roundhouse. Credits: MRH Magazine / Trainmasters TV

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