Eight road freight locomotives built by Fairbanks, Morse and Co, powered with Fairbanks-Morse 2000 hp opposed piston Diesel engines and General Electric generating, control and traction equipment; group consists of 16 A units and 8 B units, each 3-unit locomotive having total weight in working order of 1,064,420 lb; each unit is carried on two 6-wheel trucks; tractive force per locomotive is 221, 000 lb at 20% adhesion. (See also Ry Mech Engr v 122 n 5 May 1948 p 231-6)


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Pennsylvania 6000-Hp diesels


    Additional title:

    Ry Age


    Published in:

    Railway Age ; 124 , n 19


    Publication date :

    1948


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    Pennsylvania 6000-Hp diesels

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1948



    Geared diesels

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1931


    49 diesels

    Geschelin, J. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1938


    Dealing diesels

    Coates, John | Online Contents | 2004