Southern Pacific Railroad diesel locomotive number 7943 at Portland, Oregon in 1990. SP 7966 and 7943 with slug 1601 lead a freight consist in Portland in 1990. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, freight train, slug 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