Skagit River Railway diesel locomotive number 7 switching cars at Rockport, Washington, circa 1950. It was built by Skagit Steel & Iron Works, Sedro Woolley, Washington from the truck frames and axles of Portland Traction electric locomotive number 1403. Originally powered by a pair of Waukesha 6-WAKH-4 200hp diesels, later repowered with Caterpillar D-17000's. Sold May 27, 1954. 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