Ask Trains: What is the purpose of unpowered axles in modern diesel-electric locomotives?

Ask Trains: What is the purpose of unpowered axles in modern diesel-electric locomotives?

By | May 21, 2019

Published May 21, 2019.

Ask Trains BNSF Railway A-1-A C4 trucks, Tom Danneman photo

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