. Electric railway journal . t possible sacrifice of workingtime. On grades of 14 to 2 per cent, two locomotivesdevelop 6000 hp. at 14 constant speed. The loco-motives weigh 274 tons each. service just before electrification shows that the formerwere capable of making about one-third the mileage ina given period. They might make 1500 to 1600 milesa month, whereas the electric engines do 4000 mileseasily. For March, 1918, in fact, the daily average was151 miles or 4530 miles for the month. 324 Electric Railway Journal Vol. 52, No. 8 So far as actual running is concerned, the steam loco-m
. Electric railway journal . t possible sacrifice of workingtime. On grades of 14 to 2 per cent, two locomotivesdevelop 6000 hp. at 14 constant speed. The loco-motives weigh 274 tons each. service just before electrification shows that the formerwere capable of making about one-third the mileage ina given period. They might make 1500 to 1600 milesa month, whereas the electric engines do 4000 mileseasily. For March, 1918, in fact, the daily average was151 miles or 4530 miles for the month. 324 Electric Railway Journal Vol. 52, No. 8 So far as actual running is concerned, the steam loco-motives were at a tremendous disadvantage on the heavygrades, where they averaged about 7 , and in thefunnel the speed was as low as 4 to 3 The con-sequence was a piling up of trains outside the tunnel,many drawbar and knuckle failures due to low speeds,and a host of worries for the dispatching department. TABLE III—SHOWING DETAILS OF DELAYS TO ELECTRICLOCOMOTIVES Abstracts from Monthly and Semi-Monthly Reports. 1918 All Feb. Total delays 66 Total delays, minutes 1,994 Delays due to mechanical and electrical defects 62 Minutes delay for mechanical and electrical defects 1,677 Average minutes delay 30 Minimum delay, minutes 3 Maximum delay, minutes 138 Eastbound, trains over Elkhorn Grade 341 Elkhorn crews reporting 307 Pusher trips 777 Pusher crews reporting 176 Average number of trips per crew 4 J Total engine-hours 6,009 h-50m Total engine delays due to electrical and mechanical defects, minutes 1,877 Per cent of total engine hours delay NORFOLK & WESTERN POWER STATION With electric operation the locomotives go up the gradeand through the tunnel at the constant speed of This has absolutely eliminated congestion andsimplified dispatching wonderfully. In fact, in thewords of the chief dispatcher: Electric locomotivesare as superior to steam as telephone dispatching (alsoused by this railway) is superior to telegraphic dispatch-ing. Electrification plu
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