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Image: Texas State Railroad, moving locomotives

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Description: Moving a diesel and steam locomotive to the front of a passenger train for the return trip to Rusk TX. Engine #8 was an early diesel manufactured by an ALCO (American Locomotive Company) /GE partnership in 1953. ALCO were a major manufacturer of steam engines who eventually went out of business after the GE partnership failed. The ALCO MRS-1 model seen here was manufactured for the Army, with the requirement that it be able to operate on gauges of varying size (including the Russian 5 foot gauge, as opposed to the US standard 4 foot, 8 1/2 inch gauge). The design features adjustable trucks to afford this flexibility.
Title: Texas State Railroad, moving locomotives
Credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/royluck/5557387578/
Author: Roy Luck
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