Diesel Locomotives

Great Northern Railway diesel locomotive number 2519 at Auburn, Washington on March 16, 1970. Great Northern Railway diesel locomotive number 2537 at Auburn, Washington on March 17, 1970. Great Northern Railway diesel locomotive number 3001 at Cocollala, Washington on August 21, 1970. Great Northern Railway diesel locomotive number 3006 at Tacoma, Washington on July 14, 1970. Great Northern Railway diesel locomotive number 3010 at Auburn, Washington on June 22, 1970. Great Northern Railway diesel locomotive number 5315, circa 1940. Great Northern Railway diesel locomotive number 602 at Coeur D'Alene, idaho, undated.

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Reference code

US WaBuPNRA D0011-003-014-001-002

Level of description

Subseries Level 3

Title

Diesel Locomotives

Date(s)

  • circa 1940-1970 (Creation)

Extent

8 photographs

Name of creator

(1926-2016)

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Scope and content

Still photographs of locomotives that employ an onboard diesel engine to generate electricity to turn the wheels, as well as locomotives whose diesel engines power the wheels through a gear box or through a hydraulic system.

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Conditions governing access

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  • English

Scripts of the material

  • Latin

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Custodial history

Ownership of Great Northern Railway subjects resides in the Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association.

Immediate source of acquisition

Acquired by the Northern Pacific Railroad Historical Society from James M. Fredrickson. Accession W2012-19 received August 20, 2012.

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Describing Archives - A Content Standard (DACS) 2nd Edition 2013

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