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The Krauss-Maffei ML 4000 C'C' is a diesel-hydraulic locomotive, built between 1960 and 1969 by German manufacturer Krauss-Maffei in Munich, Germany. It generated 4000 horsepower from two Maybach V16 engines. Thirty-seven examples were built for two North American railroads and one South American railroad.
After much research, SP decided to experiment with diesel-hydraulic locomotives and stunned the railroading industry by purchasing three 4,000 horsepower (3,000 kW) ML-4000 type locomotives from German manufacturer Krauss-Maffei. Delivered by ship and unloaded at the Port of Houston, Texas in late 1961, they featured two Maybach V16 2,000 horsepower (1,500 kW) diesel engines and Voith transmissions. The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad also ordered three units, but found them unsuitable in mountain service, and they were quickly sold to the SP. Upon arrival, a special track was set up at the locomotive shops in Roseville, California just for servicing the ML-4000s.
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After much research, SP decided to experiment with diesel-hydraulic locomotives and stunned the railroading industry by purchasing three 4,000 horsepower (3,000 kW) ML-4000 type locomotives from German manufacturer Krauss-Maffei. Delivered by ship and unloaded at the Port of Houston, Texas in late 1961, they featured two Maybach V16 2,000 horsepower (1,500 kW) diesel engines and Voith transmissions. The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad also ordered three units, but found them unsuitable in mountain service, and they were quickly sold to the SP. Upon arrival, a special track was set up at the locomotive shops in Roseville, California just for servicing the ML-4000s.
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