Five 70-ton, 600hp Diesel electric locomotives of American Locomotive Co.-General Electric Co manufacture, delivered to Pacific Great Eastern Ry; 4-axle locomotives are 37 ft long inside coupler knuckles, with height oa of 13 ft 5 3/8 in. and width oa of 10 ft; truck wheelbase is 6 ft 10 in. and diam of wheels is 36 in.; Diesel engine is Cooper-Bessemer 6-cyl operating at speeds up to 1000 rpm and developing 660 hp at elevations up to 1500 ft.


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    Title :

    Diesel-electrics on Pacific Great Eastern


    Additional title:

    Can Transportation



    Publication date :

    1950


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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