It was the 1950s, a transitional postwar era when road transportation was still picking up pace, and railways did the heavy lifting. Steam engines were on the way out as diesel locomotives gained a ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Union Pacific hybrid locomotive mother unit (left) and slug. (Photo: Union Pacific) One year after the rollout, Union Pacific is ...
The most bombastic application of turbine technology was the Union Pacific Gas Turbine-Electric Locomotives, which were some of the largest and most powerful locomotives to ever run the rails.