Railroads & Locomotives Locomotives The EMC TA Diesel – A Locomotive That Kind of Didn’t

The EMC TA Diesel – A Locomotive That Kind of Didn’t

By David Lustig | December 10, 2023

An early passenger diesel, the TA was a Rock Island oddity

Streamlined EMC TA Diesel locomotive with passenger train on curve

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