Railroad car ferry serving Lake Michigan has replaced two 1350 hp steam engines with four Electro-Motive 1205 kw 750 v diesel engine generator sets driving four d-c motors on two propeller shafts; three 300 kw diesel generator sets and one 100 kw emergency unit supply ship electrical system at 450 v a-c; bow thruster is powered by remote controlled Cummins 500 hp diesel engine.


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    Title :

    Diesel-electric propulsion for repowered rail ferry, "viking"


    Additional title:

    Diesel Gas Engine Progress


    Contributors:
    Alberte, T. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1965


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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