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The Champion and the Russian Decapod

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Description

Atlantic Coast Line (ACL)  E3 streamlined diesel locomotive No. 501 The Champion (EMC, 1939) is displayed next to Seaboard Air Line (SAL) Decapod (2-10-0) steam locomotive No. 544 (ALCO, 1918) in the Bob Julian Roundhouse of the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer.  No. 544 was built for Russia as E-1198, hence the nickname "Russian Decapod," but its delivery was prevented by the Bolshevik Revolution and the locomotive had to be regauged from Russian broad gauge (1520mm/1524mm) to standard gauge (1435mm).
Image size
2266x1574px 894.27 KB
Make
NIKON
Model
COOLPIX S6300
Shutter Speed
10/400 second
Aperture
F/3.2
Focal Length
5 mm
ISO Speed
400
Date Taken
Aug 2, 2014, 3:55:43 PM
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