Something new on the table! The first locomotive powered by a turbine drive! 1945

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SKU: 1090-1945-12-03-139
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Hi-res digital file. A Pennsylvania Railroad ad published in Life Magazine, December 3, 1945.

For the first time, a way has been found to put into a locomotive the same kind of power that sends big battleships forward–turbine drive! Developed by Pennsylvania Railroad research in conjunction with engineering staffs Westinghouse Electric Corporation and the Baldwin Locomotive.

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SKU: 1090-1945-12-03-139 Categories: 1940s, Advertisement, Print, Trains, Transportation

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