NEW FREEDOM, Pa. (WHTM) — Railroad lovers should head over to Northern Central Railway to see the newly purchased EMD GP9 diesel locomotive. It’s 60 years old but in good shape. The locomotive will ...

Since the second half of the 20th century, four-axle diesel-electric switcher locomotives have been used extensively on short lines. The most common are the EMD SW1500 (1,500 hp/1,119 kW), GP9 (1,750 ...

Five years after World War II ended, it became apparent to the railroads that steam locomotives were not the motive power of the choice. While a half dozen locomotive builders were assembling ...