Burlington Northern diesel locomotive 1844, formerly Northern Pacific 218, at Auburn, Washington, on April 26, 1971. Number 1844 is a GP9 built by General Motors Electro Motive Division (EMD), builder's number 20305. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, locomotive facility.
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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