. Report of the Electric Railway Test Commission to the president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition . ffort, lbs. Electromotive force,volts Power, watts 21 Curved Oily 3 172 Load consisted of two light trail cars, weighing with load 6300 two cars and locomotive could not be accommodated on a curve atthe same time, the pull was read with the two cars on the curve. General Conditions of the tests were conducted in the court of the Palace of Elec-tricity on a special track installed for the purpose of operatingthis locomotive. Fig. 103 shows the general arrang
. Report of the Electric Railway Test Commission to the president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition . ffort, lbs. Electromotive force,volts Power, watts 21 Curved Oily 3 172 Load consisted of two light trail cars, weighing with load 6300 two cars and locomotive could not be accommodated on a curve atthe same time, the pull was read with the two cars on the curve. General Conditions of the tests were conducted in the court of the Palace of Elec-tricity on a special track installed for the purpose of operatingthis locomotive. Fig. 103 shows the general arrangement ofthis track, with the dimensions of the various curves and straightportions. The track gage was inches, and the total lengthwas 663 ft. All curves were laid out with a radius of 12 ft. to iSTOUAGE BATTERY INDUSTRIAL LOCOMOTIVE 371 the track center, and the track was arranged to show the per-formance of the locomotive under severe conditions of opera-tion. The rails and ties were of the well-kno\vn standardconstruction of the C. W. Himt Company, the ties being spaced2 ft. between Fig. 103. — General Arrangement of Track. Industrial Locomotive. The locomotive was designed and built by the C. W. HuntCompany, for industrial use in the hauling of cars loaded withvery heavy materials in shops and yards, where simplicity andcheapness of maintenance are primary considerations, and speedis of minor importance. The total weight of the locomotive was S72 ELECTRIC RAILWAY TEST COMMISSION approximately 5 tons and it was designed to haul loads up to amaximum of 5 tons, at speeds varying between and milesper hour on straight and level track, with a 25 per cent reductionon curves. THE LOCOMOTIVE EQUIPMENT. The locomotive was so designed that the driving motors, withtheir speed reducing gear cases, were located above the platformcarried on the trucks, suitable supports being provided for thispurpose. Two trucks were pivoted on the body of the locomo-tive in such
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