Locomotive Builder Sales Materials
A wide assortment of sales literature -- promotional brochures, catalogs and
pamphlets -- are presented here in either a PDF or JPEG format. PDF-formatted documents will
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| Alco Diesel Switching Locomotives (1940)37-page b&w catalog that describes in detail Alco's entire line of early diesel switching locomotives, includes drawings, photos and performance charts. (R. Craig collection) |
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| Alco FA Brochure (4/1946)Four-page color brochure describing the features of Alco's new 1500-hp diesel freight locomotive (R. Craig collection) |
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| Alco FA Brochure (11/1946)Mini brochure featuring a Howard Fogg painting of GM&O's new 4500-hp diesel freight locomotive set (R. Craig collection) |
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| Complete Line of New Diesel-Electric Locomotives (8/1946)Sixteen-page multi-color brochure introducing Alco's new line of diesel-electric locomotives (Note how early sketches bore resemblance to Fairbanks Morse "Erie-builts," which GE also played a key role in designing. Relocation of grilled headlight to top of the Alco nose was a "master design stroke.") (R. Craig collection) |
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| Alco PA Brochure (10/1946)Four-page color brochure introducing Alco's new streamlined 2000-hp diesel passenger locomotive (R. Craig collection) |
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| Alco PA Brochure (1947)Pocket-size brochure featuring a Howard Fogg painting of Santa Fe's new 6000-hp diesel passenger locomotive set (R. Craig collection) |
![]() | BLW Centipede BrochureFour-page, three-color sales brochure introducing the 3000-hp locomotive (1946) (R. Craig collection) |
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| EMD Locomtive Replacement PlanEight-page color sales brochure (5/1960) describing Electro-Motive Division's locomotive replacement plan (R. Craig collection) |
![]() | EMD_More productive...More profitable to meet today's challenges (1963)Six-page color brochure delineating Electro-Motive Division's family of locomotives that replace all type of older power. (Ted Grumbine collection) |
![]() Being Processed | EMD 645 Line BookletEight-page color booklet (1966) describing Electro-Motive Division's entire line of locomotives driven by the new 645 engine. (R. Craig collection) |
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| EMD Motive Power Dependability Brochure16-page booklet (ca. 1982) describing Electro-Motive Division's locomotive offerings (Ted Grumbine collection) |
![]() | EMD Major Component EvolutionTwo-page color booklet (1987) describing Electro-Motive Division's changing technology from 1939 to present day. (Ted Grumbine collection) |
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| GE Universal Series Brochure (6/63)Eight-page color sales brochure promoting General Electric's entire U25B, U25C and U50 Universal series locomotives. (R. Craig collection) |
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| GE U25B Specification Booklet (6/63)Twelve-page black & white booklet outlining the engine specifications and dimensions of the U25B (R. Craig collection) |
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| GE U30 Brochure (1965)Four-page color sales brochure introducing General Electric's new U30B, U30C and U30CG diesel locomotives. (R. Craig collection) |
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| GE U33 Brochure (1965)Four-page color sales brochure introducing General Electric's new U33 Series diesel locomotives. (R. Craig collection) |
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| GE Dash-8 Brochure (8/1987)Sixteen-page full-color sales brochure introducing General Electric's entire line of "Dash 8" locomotives. (Ted Grumbine collection) |
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