Identifier: electricrailway471916newy (find matches)
Title: Electric railway journal
Year: 1908 (1900s)
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Subjects: Electric railroads
Publisher: (New York) McGraw Hill Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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WITCHING LOCOMOTIVE FOR CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE &ST. PAUL ELECTRIC ZONE shrunk on cast-steel centers. The superstructure is car-ried on a frame built up of longitudinal steel channelsthat are braced laterally with cross-sills, and over thewhole is laid a steel floor. In the cab only one operatingposition is provided for the motorman, and in order toassist in giving him a clear view in all directions thefloor has been raised approximately 2 ft. above the floorof the platform. The entire space within this main Dimensions and Weight op Switching Locomotive Length inside knuckles 40 ft. Height over cab 13 ft. 10 in. Height, trolley down 16 ft. 8 in. Width over all 10 ft. Total wheel base 29 ft. 4 in. Rigid wheel base 8 ft. Diameter of wheels 40 in. Diameter of axles 7 in. Main journals 6 by 11 In. Minimum clearance under locomotive 4% in. Weight—locomotive complete 140,000 1b. Weight mechanical equipment 85,000 lb. Weight electrical equipment 55,000 1b. Weight per driving axle 35,000 ib.
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COMBINED WORK CAR, SNOWPLOW AND SWEEPER USED N PORT ARTHUR CIVIC RAILWAY 466 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL (Vol. XLVII, No. 10 cab is unobstructed except for the heater and the neces-sary controller and air-brake apparatus, all electricalequipment being located either in the end cabs or underthe floor of the main cab, so that there is no possibilityof injury to persons through accidental contact withhigh-voltage parts. The four motors on each locomotive are of the GE-255 railway type, which has a box frame and commu-tating poles, and is designed for operation on 3000volts when connected with two motors permanently inseries. Single gears are used for the drive. The control is a type M single-unit equipment pro-viding ten notches with motors connected all in series,and nine notches with motors connected in two parallelgroups. The fuse compartment, main switch and con-tactors are of the same type as used on the large roadlocomotives for the main line. The transition fromseries to parallel is

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