Locomotive measures 193 ft from stream-lined prow to rear coupled; there are 4 short power cars, each containing 16-cyl General Motors, two-cycle Diesel engine, conservatively rated at 1350 hp; crankshafts of each of these 4 Diesels, with total hp of 5400, are connected directly to 4 electric generators, which feed power into traction motors located in trucks.
First eastern mainline diesel freight locomotive
Diesel Progress
Diesel Progress ; 8 , n 10
1942
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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