Western Pacific Railroad (WP) diesel locomotive 3504 leads train 171 with engineer Fisher and conductor Edgar in Feather River Canyon, California on August 19, 1977. Also pictured are Burlington Northern (BN) 6616, WP 3528, Burlington Northern 2526, Burlington Northern 2530 and WP 4531. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive
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At Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive, 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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LC Subject Authority Heading: Diesel locomotives https://lccn.loc.gov/sh85037816
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Diesel locomotives
Diesel locomotives
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Diesel locomotives
UF Diesel-electric locomotives
UF Diesel locomotive engines
UF Locomotive diesels
UF Diesels