Modern Locomotives  High-Horsepower Diesels 1966-2000
Publisher: MBI
Published: November 14, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780760312582
Subjects: Sports & Outdoor Recreation; Transportation; Railroads - History; Transportation / Railroads / General; Railroads - General; Diesel locomotives; United States
First sentence: The locomotive market in the mid-1960s was driven by the railroads' desire for locomotives sufficiently powerful to replace older models on a two-for-one basis (based on horsepower output).