Diesel electric rotary snow plow, designed for use in connection with Diesel locomotives, is 16 ft high, 36 ft long, and weighs 91 tons; it utilizes underframe, trucks, rotor and rotor chute of old American locomotive steam plow, but cab, car body, electrical and mechanical parts are new; max of 1080 hp, net, is supplied to rotor which operates at 130 rpm at plowing speed. (see also Ry Mech and Elec Engr v 124 n 2 Feb 1950 p 63-5; Diesel Power v 28 n 3 Mar 1950 p 53)
Burlington introduces electric snow plow
Ry Age
Railway Age ; 128 , n 2
1950
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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Burlington introduces electric snow plow
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