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The boxy look of these Alco (American Locomotive Company) FA and FB freight diesels was quite popular with railroad fans.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This was the classic diesel design of the 1940s and 1950s.  More than any other, it was this type of freight diesel that made steam obsolete.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The great streamlined passenger trains of the 1950s were pulled by diesels such as this one.  The color scheme was white on dark blue.