To realize savings in car wheel and brake shoe maintenance, Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corp applied dynamic braking to diesel electric switcher delivered to Medford Corp for service in lumbering operations at Medford, Ore; braking system consists of 35-hp motor-driven fan together with bank of resistors, totaling one ohm for each pair of traction motors, and necessary electrical control.


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    Title :

    Dynamic braking for logging trains


    Additional title:

    Ry Age


    Published in:

    Railway Age ; 133 , n 8


    Publication date :

    1952


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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