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)


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    Title :

    Burlington introduces electric snow plow


    Additional title:

    Ry Age


    Published in:

    Railway Age ; 128 , n 2


    Publication date :

    1950


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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