Trolley is used on main line and all other trackage where overhead power connections are afforded; storage battery used for moving freight on industrial sidings and switch tracks without trolley connections; locomotive weighs 65 tons; equipped with four 205-hp. motors and battery of 192 cells, rated 600 amp.-hp. and capable of delivering 260 kw-hr. on one charge.


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    Title :

    Dual electric locomotives on "North Shore" line


    Additional title:

    Ry. Age


    Published in:

    Railway Age ; 84 , n 12


    Publication date :

    1928


    Remarks:

    1 Fig.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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