Video

How Does It Work? Diesel-Electric Engines

Steamtown National Historic Site

Description

Unlike Steam locomotives, diesel-electric locomotives have all of their moving parts hidden, encased in a shell of steel panels and doors. This begs the question: what's going on inside that steel shell? Join Ranger Alan on a journey to explore under the hood of Steamtown's diesel-electric locomotive No. 514 and find out what powers the engine.

Duration

6 minutes, 31 seconds

Credit

NPS: Alan Schulze

Date Created

08/31/2021

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