. Book of the Royal blue . EXPORT TATTLE READY FOR SHIPMENT. AVERAGE WEIGHT THE LARGEST ELECTRIC MOTOR IN THE WORLD. THK Baltimore & Ohio Railroad hasreceived the first of two loO-tonelectric motors, for service in theBaltimore tunnel. These motors are theheaviest ever built, and with the three 9G-ton motors now in use will enable theCompany to haul all freight and passengertrains from Camden Station to the top ofthe grade without the locomotive renderingany assistance. The locomotive is made up of twoindependent duplicate sections coupledtogether, each section being equipped withf
. Book of the Royal blue . EXPORT TATTLE READY FOR SHIPMENT. AVERAGE WEIGHT THE LARGEST ELECTRIC MOTOR IN THE WORLD. THK Baltimore & Ohio Railroad hasreceived the first of two loO-tonelectric motors, for service in theBaltimore tunnel. These motors are theheaviest ever built, and with the three 9G-ton motors now in use will enable theCompany to haul all freight and passengertrains from Camden Station to the top ofthe grade without the locomotive renderingany assistance. The locomotive is made up of twoindependent duplicate sections coupledtogether, each section being equipped withfour GE-65 motors and type M control soarranged that either section can be operatedindependently, or from any one section twoor more sections can be controlled. Thecapacity of the locomotive can at any timebe increased by adding duplicate sectionsas desired. Two sections of the locomotive, weighingtogether 150 tons, are designed to handle aloaded train weighing complete with steamlocomotive, but exclusive of electric loco-motive, 1,500 tons, over the belt line gradefrom Camden St
Size: 1314px × 1902px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorbaltimoreandohiorailr, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890
