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n 1954, two diesels of the “90 Class, built by General Electric in Erie, Pennsylvania entered service on the White Pass. Nu mbered 90, 91 the units featured the iconic shovel nose design tha t could withstand the rigors of mountain railroading as well as the extreme weather conditions the plagued the north. Power plants were inline ALCO 251 engines producing 930 horsepower that translated to 51,000 pounds of tractive effort. While only two i n number, these diesels sealed the fate of steam on the White Pass. Three more 90 Class units would arrive in 1956 followed by two additional orders of three units each in 1963

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Author Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand
Camera location59° 26′ 48″ N, 135° 19′ 20.49″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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