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.