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Who invented the first locomotive? Richard Trevithick of Cornwall, England is the individual responsible for successfully building and operating the world's first steam locomotive on the Pen-y-Daren...
The GE P30CH is a 3,000 horsepower, diesel-electric locomotive built exclusively for Amtrak. The units were based off of the GE U30C freight locomotive. In the early seventies, the nation's...
The GE U34CH was a 3,600 horsepower, diesel-electric locomotive designed for commuter services operated by the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad. The locomotives proved to be the very first commuter...
The BR Class 56 is a 3,250 bhp diesel-electric locomotive, built by Brush/Electroputere and British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL). The class was specially designed for heavy haul, specifically for...
The BR Class 60 is a 3,100 bhp type five locomotive manufactured by Brush Traction as a heavy freight locomotive. The Class 60 was designed for heavy freight operations in British Rail's trainload...
The BR Class 59 (EMD JT26CW-SS) is a 3,300 bhp locomotive built by Electro-Motive Division (EMD), for Foster Yeoman, . The locomotives have a 95% availability rating and paved the way for the highly...