Studies of motive power requirements, and operating experience with 25 locomotives in fast freight service on Union Pacific Railroad, led to design of larger unit capable of producing performance desired by railroad at economical operating and maintenance costs; problems which had to be solved in design and construction of locomotive and its power plant. (see also abstract in Ry Locomotives and Cars n 1 Jan 1958 p 33-4, 36)


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    Titel :

    Design of 8500-horsepower gas turbine-electric locomotive for high-speed freight service


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    ASME -- Paper


    Beteiligte:
    Gowans, F.D. (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    ASME Meeting ; 1957


    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1957


    Format / Umfang :

    14 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch





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