RAIL: FREIGHT
1952
U.S. Army #1149
Experimental Gas-Turbine
TYPE
Davenport-Besler Corp.
BUILDER
An experimental gas turbine engine powered by two Boeing 502-2E 150 horsepower jet engines. Developed for the Korean Conflict. This is the first successful gas-turbine-mechanical locomotive, built for the Army as an experimental by Davenport.