The ALCO boxcabs were diesel-electric switcher locomotives, otherwise known as AGEIR boxcabs as a contraction of the names of the builders. Produced by...
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100-ton ALCO boxcabs had semi-cylindrical ends. Trains portal ALCO boxcab Box motor GE boxcab GE three-power boxcab GE 57-ton gas-electric boxcab Wikimedia...
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The GE boxcabs, sometimes also GE IR boxcabs, were diesel-electric switcher locomotives succeeding the ALCO boxcabs. The locomotives were built by General...
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series of 40 locomotives with boxcab carbodies were built along with the line of the ALCO boxcabs by a consortium of ALCO, General Electric, Ingersoll...
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The American Locomotive Company (ALCO), based in Schenectady, New York, United States produced a wide range of diesel-electric locomotives from its opening...
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The GN boxcab locomotives were the first electric locomotives purchased by the Great Northern Railway (GN) for use through the Cascade Tunnel. Four locomotives...
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locomotives from the parent New Haven Railroad. In addition, the prototype ALCO boxcab #8835 was tested in November 1924 but UFRR decided not to purchase the...
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freight yards was uneconomical, and railroads turned to diesels. The first ALCO boxcab switcher was put in operation in 1925 by Central Railroad of New Jersey...
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List of Milwaukee Road locomotives (section ALCO)
EP-1 - 12 2-unit boxcab sets (24 locomotives) built in 1915 by ALCO/GE. Converted to freight class EF-1 in 1920. In 1950, two boxcab two-unit sets were...
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Birmingham, Alabama AL-02 ALCO Boxcab Locomotive 11 ALCO Boxcab 1926 built North Alabama Railroad Museum, Huntsville, Alabama The ALCO boxcabs were diesel-electric...
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