. Electric traction for railway trains; a book for students, electrical and mechanical engineers, superintendents of motive power and others .. . Fig. 109.—Galt, Preston & Hespler Locomotive and 1060-ton Train. are continuous from bumper to bumper. The body framing is of struc-tural steel shapes, and supports a turtle-back roof. Details follow thespecifications of the M. C. B. Association, in the matter of roof, mounts,sliding doors, steps, footholds, couplers, draft gear, wheels, axles, r4 Fig. 110.—Illinois Traction Company Locomotive of 1910. Six used in freight service on St. Loui
. Electric traction for railway trains; a book for students, electrical and mechanical engineers, superintendents of motive power and others .. . Fig. 109.—Galt, Preston & Hespler Locomotive and 1060-ton Train. are continuous from bumper to bumper. The body framing is of struc-tural steel shapes, and supports a turtle-back roof. Details follow thespecifications of the M. C. B. Association, in the matter of roof, mounts,sliding doors, steps, footholds, couplers, draft gear, wheels, axles, r4 Fig. 110.—Illinois Traction Company Locomotive of 1910. Six used in freight service on St. Louis Division. 60-ton, 960-h. p., direct-current, 600 volts. Four-geared motors, natural ventilation. automatic air brakes, train pipes, etc. Truck wheel bases are 7 feet 2inches, and truck centers of 19 feet are used. The inside of the loco-motive is fairly free from apparatus, and is loaded with merchandise. DESCRIPTION OF DIRECT-CURRENT LOCOMOTIVES 331 Motors are direct-current 600-volt. For the older locomotives, thereare four 90- to 150-h. p. motors. Six locomotives built in 1910 have4 66-C, 240-h. p. motors, geared for slow speed, and controlled 18-point controllers, with 39 contactors. References. Description, drawings, and photographs, S. R. J., March 16, andJuly 6, 1907; E. R. J., Oct. 8, 1910, p. 646. NORTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. North-Eastern Railway, Newcastle, England, since 1904 has used sixlocomotives which displaced steam locomotives for freight traffic. KALEV
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