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Diesel and Electric Locomotives

Rail locomotives whose prime mover is a diesel engine, an electric motor drawing power from a third rail or overhead line, or a diesel-electric hybrid drivetrain, the traction technologies that displaced steam on most of the world's mainlines over the twentieth century. Belongs here: any freight or passenger locomotive built around one of these traction types, including shunting and switching locomotives. Does not belong here: steam locomotives, or self-propelled passenger trainsets, which are grouped under passenger rolling stock even when diesel- or electric-powered, because the whole vehicle rather than a separate locomotive is the unit of interest there.

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Era of Emergence
1880 1
Era of Emergence
1925 2
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ALCO PA

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ALCO RS-3

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Bombardier ALP-45DP

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Bombardier TRAXX

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British Rail Class 08

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British Rail Class 20

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British Rail Class 47

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British Rail Class 55

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British Rail Class 66

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China Railways HXD1

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DB Class 101

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DB Class 103

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DB Class 218

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EMD DDA40X

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EMD E8

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EMD F7

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EMD FT

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EMD GP38-2

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EMD GP9

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EMD SD40-2

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EMD SD45

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EMD SD70ACe

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English Electric Deltic

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GE AC6000CW

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GE Dash 9-44CW

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GE ES44AC

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GE Genesis

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GE U25B

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Indian Railways WAP-7

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Indian Railways WDM-3A

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JNR Class EF66

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JR Freight EF210

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Milwaukee Road Bipolar

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Pennsylvania Railroad GG1

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Siemens Vectron

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SNCF Class BB 75000

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SNCF Class BB 9004

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SNCF Class CC 7100

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Union Pacific Big Blow

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Rail transport
WikipediaRail transport, lead section, 1880s electrification sentence
Quote, Rail transport, lead section, 1880s electrification sentence
In the 1880s, railway electrification began with tramways and rapid transit systems.
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2. Wikipedia: Diesel locomotive
WikipediaDiesel locomotive, lead section, 1925 US service sentence
Quote, Diesel locomotive, lead section, 1925 US service sentence
The first successful diesel engines used diesel-electric transmissions, and by 1925 a small number of diesel locomotives of 600 hp (450 kW) were in service in the United States.
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