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The British Rail Class 08 is a 0-6-0 diesel-electric shunting locomotive introduced in 1953 and built in large numbers through the early 1960s. Its low-speed tractive effort and compact wheel arrangement made it suitable for moving wagons and coaches in yards, docks, and industrial sidings. It becam...

The ALCO S-2 is a diesel-electric switcher locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company and its Canadian licensee, Montreal Locomotive Works, beginning in 1940. Unlike the 660-horsepower S-1, the S-2 used a turbocharged six-cylinder ALCO 539T diesel engine rated at 1,000 horsepower and was fi...

The Baldwin VO-1000 is a 1,000-horsepower diesel-electric switcher built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in the United States. Produced during the early and mid-1940s, including the World War II period, it was designed for moving cars in yards and industrial facilities rather than for high-speed roa...

The GE 44-Ton Switcher is a light diesel-electric locomotive introduced by General Electric in 1940 for switching and short-distance railroad duties. Its name refers to an operating weight at or below 44 short tons, a threshold that allowed some railroads to avoid fireman requirements under contempo...

The EMD MP15 is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive introduced by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division in 1974. Rated at 1,500 horsepower, it was designed as a multipurpose machine capable of yard switching and short road assignments, combining switcher-style visibility with road-locomotive eq...

The Fairbanks-Morse H-16-44 is a diesel-electric road-switcher introduced in 1950 as a higher-powered successor to the H-15-44. It used Fairbanks-Morse's eight-cylinder 38D-8 1/8 opposed-piston diesel engine, rated at 1,600 horsepower, in a B-B locomotive layout; the model was built for North Americ...

The EMD SW1500 is a four-axle, 1,500-horsepower diesel-electric switcher locomotive manufactured by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors between 1966 and 1974. Powered by a V12 EMD 645E prime mover, it was designed primarily for yard switching and short-line industrial duties. Many units re...

The ALCO S-6, also designated DL-430, is a diesel-electric yard-switcher locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company. ALCO constructed 126 units from May 1955 through December 1960. The model uses an ALCO 251A or 251B six-cylinder diesel engine rated at 900 horsepower, a B-B wheel arrangemen...

The Fairbanks-Morse H-12-44 is a diesel-electric yard switcher produced by Fairbanks-Morse from May 1950 through March 1961. It uses a 1,200-horsepower, six-cylinder opposed-piston diesel engine and a B-B wheel arrangement with all axles powered. The model was built for railroad switching work in th...

The EMD 710ECO is a Progress Rail repower solution for modernizing older diesel locomotives, rather than a single locomotive model. It replaces an older engine and control system with an EMD 710-series engine, and Progress Rail offers the work as an installation kit or a complete repowered locomotiv...

ALCO C415 is a diesel-electric switcher locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company starting in 1966. Its 1,500-horsepower engine and center-cab layout were intended for short-distance railroad work such as assembling, moving, and positioning cars in yards or industrial facilities. The centr...

The NRE 3GS21B is a multi-engine genset switcher locomotive built by National Railway Equipment Company in the USA, designed to reduce fuel consumption and emissions.

Alco's Century C415, produced from 1966, is a low-hood four-axle diesel switcher rated at 1,500 hp from a turbocharged 251 engine, built in limited numbers for industrial service.

The Brookville BL20GH is a low-emissions genset diesel-electric locomotive manufactured in the United States by Brookville Equipment Corporation for commuter lines.