Particulars of Alco's 3-unit, 3-engine, 6000-hp Diesel electric locomotive, which weighs 450 tons and is capable of 120 mph; through use of constant pressure turbo-supercharging, extra horsepower was built into engine so it delivers full 2000 hp input to generator for traction purposes. (See also Diesel Progress v 12 n 10 Oct 1946 p 48-50; unsigned article in Diesel Power v 24 n 11 Nov 1946 p 1312-6, 1328)
Alco-GE 6000 H P diesel-electric makes its debut
Ry Age
Railway Age ; 121 , n 16
1946
6 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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Alco-GE 6000 H P diesel-electric makes its debut
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