. Electric railway journal . Tidewater Southern Railway, a subsidiaryof the Western Pacific Railway, has recently placed inoperation a new General Electric 60-ton electric loco-motive embodying several interesting features. Designed for operation at 1,500 volts direct current,the locomotive is 37 ft. 4 in. long, 9 ft. 7 in. wide,with a total wheelbase of 25 ft. 5 in. It is driven byfour 750/1,500-volt box-frame, forced ventilated rail-way motors through a single reduction gear of 69:17ratio. The motors are arranged for shunted field opera-tion, which gives a continuous rating on 1,500 volts of
. Electric railway journal . Tidewater Southern Railway, a subsidiaryof the Western Pacific Railway, has recently placed inoperation a new General Electric 60-ton electric loco-motive embodying several interesting features. Designed for operation at 1,500 volts direct current,the locomotive is 37 ft. 4 in. long, 9 ft. 7 in. wide,with a total wheelbase of 25 ft. 5 in. It is driven byfour 750/1,500-volt box-frame, forced ventilated rail-way motors through a single reduction gear of 69:17ratio. The motors are arranged for shunted field opera-tion, which gives a continuous rating on 1,500 volts of14,500 lb. continuous tractive effort at 22 Itwill operate at reduced speed on 600 volts. The con-trol is type M, single unit with two master controllersgiving ten steps with four motors in series and sevensteps with two in series and groups in multiple. Themotors are permanently connected in groups of two inseries. The motor rheostats and various parts of the con-trol equipment are housed under the sloping end cabs,. 1,500-Volt Locomotive for Tidewater Southern Railway August 27, 1921 Electric Railway Journal 327 conveniently arranged for inspection and repairs. Cur-rent is collected through two pole trolleys which willoperate through a range of from 14 ft. to 22 ft. abovethe rail. There is a main switch with a magnetic blowoutfor opening the main circuit in emergency, or forinspection, and a complete equipment of auxiliaryswitches for the control of headlights, cablights, dyna-motor blower set, compressor and compressor relay,control circuits, heaters, field shunting and controltransfer. Headlights as well as cablights, control and com-pressor relay are operated from the dynamotor, exceptwhen the locomotive is being run on 600 volts, whenthey are operated from the trolley. There are twoCP-30 air compressors with a combined piston dis-placement of 70 per minute when delivering airat 100 lb. per square inch pressure. Air is suppliedfor sanders, bell ringer and con
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