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US Railway History 1928
1928
The first Diesel-electric passenger locomotive built in North America was a two-unit 2-D-1-1-D-2. It represented a joint effort between Westinghouse, Canadian Locomotive Co., Baldwin and Commonwealth Steel Co. Each unit had a Scottish-built Beardmore V12 12″ x 12″ engine rated 1,330HP @ 800 rpm. Max. safe speed was 63 mph.
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