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1905–1983. Technical. Track gauge. 4 ft 8 + 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge. Route map. The Nevada Northern Railway (reporting mark NN) was a railroad in the U.S. state of Nevada, built primarily to reach a major copper producing area in White Pine County, Nevada. The railway, constructed in 1905–06, extended northward about 140 miles ...
The Nevada Northern Railway Museum is a railroad museum and heritage railroad located in Ely, Nevada, owned by the State of Nevada and operated by a historic foundation dedicated to the preservation of the Nevada Northern Railway. Museum activities include restoration and operation of historic railroad equipment and various hands on experiences ...
EMD SD7. SP #1518 inside Barn 9 at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois on May 27, 2023. The EMD SD7 is a model of 6-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between May 1951 and November 1953. It had an EMD 567B 16- cylinder engine producing 1,500 horsepower (1.12 MW) for its six traction motors.
Sandbox cap. Many have been rebuilt, and are still in service. The EMD SD9 is a model of diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1954 and June 1959. An EMD 567C 16- cylinder engine generated 1,750 horsepower (1.30 MW). Externally similar to its predecessor, the SD7, the SD9 was built with the improved ...
ISBN 9781627005098 – via Google Books. Categories: Southern Pacific Railroad. Diesel locomotives of the United States. Preserved steam locomotives of the United States. Rail passenger cars of the United States. Rolling stock of the United States. Rail transportation preservation in the United States.
Below is a table of information for the Great Northern Railway's steam roster with a symbol, Whyte notation, common name and notes. Included is a breakdown of the Great Northern classes, along with the date of their first construction (when known), builder, and road numbers.
ALCO RS-2. The ALCO RS-2 is a 1,500–1,600 horsepower (1,100–1,200 kW) B-B diesel-electric locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) from 1946 to 1950. ALCO introduced the model after World War II as an improvement on the ALCO RS-1. [2] Between 1946 and 1950, 377 examples of the RS-2 were built, primarily for American and ...
Air. Performance figures. Maximum speed. 20 mph (32 km/h) Power output. 2 x 150 hp (112 kW) Tractive effort. 27,000 lbf (120 kN) The GE 45-ton switcher is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by General Electric between 1940 and 1956.