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; Diesel Ry Traction (Supp to Ry Gaz) n 122 July 1942 p 78)


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    Titel :

    Alco-G.E. 1,000-hp. diesel-electric road switchers


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Ry Elec Engr


    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1942


    Format / Umfang :

    4 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch







    Alco builds diesel-electric switchers with 600-hp

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