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- Lithograph, Maine Central 2000 H.P. Diesel Passenger Locomotive, circa 1950 - From 1941 to 2005, General Motors produced diesel-electric locomotives through its Electro-Motive Division (EMD) subsidiary, headquartered in La Grange, Illinois. This lithograph features a 2,000-horsepower EMD E7A locomotive leading a Maine Central Railroad passenger train. Diesel locomotives required less maintenance and fewer crew members than their steam counterparts, which led to their widespread adoption after World War II.
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Lithograph, Maine Central 2000 H.P. Diesel Passenger Locomotive, circa 1950
From 1941 to 2005, General Motors produced diesel-electric locomotives through its Electro-Motive Division (EMD) subsidiary, headquartered in La Grange, Illinois. This lithograph features a 2,000-horsepower EMD E7A locomotive leading a Maine Central Railroad passenger train. Diesel locomotives required less maintenance and fewer crew members than their steam counterparts, which led to their widespread adoption after World War II.