Burlington Northern diesel locomotive 1632 at Tacoma, Washington in July 1979. Burlington Northern train No. 53676, the Portland to Seattle local freight led by 1632, 1920 and 1923 northbound. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: freight train, 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