Illustrated description of Diesel electric locomotive for high speed service, which consists of two 2000-hp A units, equipped for head-end service; power plants consist of 1000-hp, 8-cyl, 4-cycle Baldwin Diesel engines direct connected to Westinghouse generators; total weight of A unit is 380,000 lb and it is carried on two 6-wheel trucks; length, inside knuckles, 80 ft; truck center 49 ft. (See also Ry Mech Engr v 119 n 5 May 1945 p 189-91, 200; Ry Age v 118 n 16 Apr 21 1945 p 708-10; Diesel Power v 23 n 6 June 1945 p 682-4; Westinghouse Engr v 5 n 5 Sept 1945 p 143)


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    Title :

    Baldwin-Westinghouse builds 4,000-hp. Road diesel


    Additional title:

    Diesel Ry Traction (Supp Ry Gaz)



    Publication date :

    1945


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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