Railroad car ferry serving Lake Michigan has replaced two 1350 hp steam engines with four Electro-Motive 1205 kw 750 v diesel engine generator sets driving four d-c motors on two propeller shafts; three 300 kw diesel generator sets and one 100 kw emergency unit supply ship electrical system at 450 v a-c; bow thruster is powered by remote controlled Cummins 500 hp diesel engine.
Diesel-electric propulsion for repowered rail ferry, "viking"
Diesel Gas Engine Progress
Diesel and Gas Engine Progress ; 31 , n 8
1965
3 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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