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 Age v 124 n 19 May 8 1948 p 890-5)


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    Title :

    Pennsylvania 6000-Hp diesels


    Additional title:

    Ry Mech Engr


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1948


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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