Built at Schenectady plant of American Locomotive Co; max height oa 14 ft 6 in.; max width oa 10 ft; starting tractive force at 30% adhesion 69,000 lb; locomotives designed for road service at speeds up to 70 mph; when used for passenger terminal switching or main line service, can be equipped with train heating boilers; Alco 1000-hp Diesel is 12 1/2-in. by 13-in. engine of turbo-charged type. (See also Ry Age v 112 n 5 Jan 31 1942 p 291-3; Ry Mech Engr v 116 n 2 Feb 1942 p 62-4; Ry Elec Engr v 33 n 3 Mar 1942 p 50-3)
Alco-G.E. 1,000-hp. diesel-electric road switchers
Diesel Ry Traction (Supp Ry Gaz)
1942
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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Alco-G.E. 1,000-hp. diesel-electric road switchers
Engineering Index Backfile | 1942
Alco-G.E. 1,000-hp. diesel-electric road switchers
Engineering Index Backfile | 1942
Alco-G.E. 1,000-hp. diesel-electric road switchers
Engineering Index Backfile | 1942
Alco builds diesel-electric switchers with 600-hp
Engineering Index Backfile | 1934
Alco builds diesel-electric switchers with 600-Hp. engines
Engineering Index Backfile | 1934