. Electric railway journal . ength between coupler faces 48 ft. o in. Height, over-all 13 ft. 9 in. Width 10 ft. 0 in. Approximate weight, total 260,000 lb. Approximate weight on driving wheels 188,000 lb. It is believed, from experience gained with previous lo-comotives, that the method of supporting the running gear September 25, 1909.] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. 463 and cab adopted for this engine will tend to avoid nosing,promote easy riding and minimize shocks on the track androadbed. A characteristic feature of the running gear is the usemade of cast steel. This is particularly true of th
. Electric railway journal . ength between coupler faces 48 ft. o in. Height, over-all 13 ft. 9 in. Width 10 ft. 0 in. Approximate weight, total 260,000 lb. Approximate weight on driving wheels 188,000 lb. It is believed, from experience gained with previous lo-comotives, that the method of supporting the running gear September 25, 1909.] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. 463 and cab adopted for this engine will tend to avoid nosing,promote easy riding and minimize shocks on the track androadbed. A characteristic feature of the running gear is the usemade of cast steel. This is particularly true of the truckframe cross-ties, which are interesting examples of mechan-ical design. The tendency to follow approved steam loco-motive practice is also evident in many of the mechanicaldetails of this locomotive. The electrical equipment, which is being built and in-stalled by the Westinghouse Electric & ManufacturingCompany, comprises four 350-hp single-phase geared mo-tors, together with the necessary auxiliary apparatus for. Cross Section Through Geared Freight Locomotive their operation on either the 11,000-volt alternating-currentor 600-volt direct-current circuits of the electric divisionsover which the locomotive will run. The motors are placed directly over the axles and aremounted solidly on the truck frames. Each end of the ar-mature shaft is provided with a pinion meshing with gearsmounted on a quill surrounding the axle and carried inbearings on the motor frame, similar to the usual axlebearings. The quills are provided with six driving arms oneach end, which project into spaces provided between thespokes in the driving wheels. Each of these arms is con-nected to an end of a helical spring, the other ends of thesprings being connected to the driving wheels. This arrangement of drive smooths out the torque pulsa-tions, and at the same time allows for vertical movement ofthe axles. In addition to the spring connection betweenthe quills and drivers, flexibility is provided b
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