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Boxcab electric locomotives lead a train at Beverly, Washington in the late 1950s.
Boxcab electric locomotives lead a train at Beverly, Washington in the late 1950s.
US WaBuPNRA D0170a-002-014-003-002-WWA-0393 · Item · circa 1957
Part of Cascade Rail Foundation Walt Ainsworth Photograph Collection

Boxcab electric locomotives lead a train across the Columbia River bridge at Beverly, Washington in the late 1950s. Boxcab electric motors lead train 264 across the Columbia River at Beverly, Washington in this late 1950s view. The Beverly helper is entrained towards the other end of the bridge. Starting in 1960, there would be GP9 diesel locomotives behind the boxcab electric motors on this train.
Diesel Locomotives
US WaBuPNRA D0170a-002-014-001-002 · Subseries Level 3 · 1961-1971
Part of Cascade Rail Foundation Walt Ainsworth Photograph Collection

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.