Montreal Locomotive Works-Canadian General Electric are offering new 1600 hp Diesel electric road switching locomotives equipped with six traction motors, to fill need for locomotive of extremely high tractive effort; 3-motor, 6-wheel trucks are of drop equalizer modified swivel type of special design, providing ease of maintenance, equality in weight distribution and smooth riding at high speeds. (See also Can Transportation v 125 n 7 July 1951 p 373-4)


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    Title :

    Six-motor, 12-wheel diesel-electric switcher


    Additional title:

    Ry Mech Elec Engr



    Publication date :

    1951


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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