When Japan started running bullet trains in 1964, Rhode Island Senator Claiborne Pell decided that America needed similar high-speed trains running between Boston and Washington. He persuaded Congress to pass the High-Speed Ground Transportation Act, which funded construction of the … Continue reading
As steam locomotion was winding down and General Electric was working with the American Locomotive Company to compete with General Motors, Westinghouse wanted a part in the electric and Diesel-electric market as well. Working mainly with Baldwin, it had built … Continue reading
Lima would produce steam locomotives for just three more years after issuing this beautiful, spiral-bound book with hard covers advertising its products. The book has photos and detailed specifications of nearly twenty large steam locomotives, ranging from the Southern Pacific … Continue reading
An “oil electric” was a Diesel, but World War I was too fresh in people’s minds to use that term in 1926. This particular locomotive was built by three companies: Ingersoll Rand built the Diesel, General Electric the generator and … Continue reading
