Roundhouse turntable at Houston, Texas, is completely equipped with anti-friction bearings and possesses several other features; table is of continuous-girder type, having over-all length of 100 ft. and width of 17 ft.; driven by two 15-hp. adjustable constant-speed wound-rotor induction motors, one at each end, which give it maximum end speed of 180 ft. per min.; construction of center.


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    Title :

    A new turntable on the Southern Pacific railroad


    Additional title:

    Ry Locomotive Eng


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1928


    Size :

    2 pages


    Remarks:

    3 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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