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Diesel locomotives

Library of Congress Subject Headings · S85037816 · Descriptor revision 718b21c99afb3a2a

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Scope of this subject

Here are entered works on locomotives that employ an onboard diesel engine to generate electricity to turn the wheels, as well as locomotives whose diesel engines power the wheels through a gear box or through a hydraulic system. Works on locomotives that run alternatively by an external electric power supply or by an onboard diesel engine as needed are entered under [Electro-diesel locomotives.]

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Names and connections

Diesel locomotive engines; Diesel-electric locomotives; Locomotive diesels

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Numeric address and provenance

Morton address: 10124096635320549956 · morton4x16-v1

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