Krauss Maffei ML-4000 Diesel Hydraulic
Krauss Maffei ML-4000 Diesel Hydraulic
Very big diesel moment
This is what happens when you let a German manufacturer of locomotives manufactures a locomotive in the style of a US hood unit.
The Krauss-Maffei locomotive is a diesel-hydraulic locomotive, which basically means that its transmission is via liquid instead of electric or gears
Here are some words from the internet:
The Krauss-Maffei ML 4000 is a road-switcher diesel-hydraulic locomotive, built between 1961 and 1969 by German manufacturer Krauss-Maffei in Munich, Germany. It generated 3,540 horsepower (2,640 kW) from two Maybach V16 engines. 37 examples were built for two North American railroads and one South American railroad.
Things:
Available in 1961
Has a going-backward version
Dirt and rust support
Sounds. Diesel go brbrbrbbrbr
65mph maximum fast
3540hp of haul