Author believes that only straight electric locomotive offers ultimate in operating effectiveness; General Electric contribution is new low cost 25-cycle locomotive with a-c commutator motors, designed for quantity production; entire weight of 120 tons is carried on drivers for maximum operating efficiency; this relatively high power rating per axle gives total of 2500 hp at rail in unit that is only slightly more than 54 ft long.


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    Title :

    What's ahead in rail motive power


    Additional title:

    Gen Elec Rev


    Contributors:

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    Publication date :

    1952


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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