When locomotive hauls maximum loads, motors are overloaded; it is safe to operate up toward slipping point of wheels on short haul, not frequently repeated, and on long haul which includes short section of maximum grade much steeper than average, as size of trip will be limited by steep section; examples are discussed.


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    Title :

    How many cars per trip? Tonnage locomotive can handle safely determined by motor heating


    Additional title:

    Coal Age


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Coal Age ; 43 , n 8


    Publication date :

    1938


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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