IMAGE
RAIL: FREIGHT
1939 
General Motors #103 “The Diesel That Did It”
D Model FTA B-B
TYPE
General Motors Electro-Motive Division
BUILDER
General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) locomotive #103 (FT 103) was a demonstrator with 1350 horsepower, built in 1939. First successful diesel electric locomotive. This locomotive proved the efficiency of diesel electric power, ending the steam locomotive era. National Engineering Landmark declared 1982.