Southern Pacific Railroad diesel locomotive number 9061 at Donner Summit, California on August 27, 1975. SP 9061, 8968, 8368 and 8403 lead a westbound extra freight train at Donner Summit in 1975. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, freight train, tunnel.
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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