General Motors
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Built by the Electro-Motive Division of GM as part of "the diesel that did it", the four unit demonstrator locomotive that proved the efficiency of diesel power compared to steam. Number 103 is a 16 cylinder, 567 series engine rated at 1350 h.p. Donated in 1961 by the Southern Railway. This locomotive was declared a National Engineering Landmark June 26, 1982.HM Number | HM2G7D |
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Placed By | Museum of Transportation |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Sunday, April 28th, 2019 at 8:03pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 721176 N 4272335 |
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Decimal Degrees | 38.57196667, -90.46116667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 34.318', W 90° 27.67' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 34' 19.08" N, 90° 27' 40.2" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
Closest Postal Address | At or near , , |
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