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. First successful diesel electric locomotive. This locomotive proved the efficiency of diesel electric power, ending the steam locomotive era. National Engineering Landmark declared 1982.