. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . 50 to 60 miles per hour were made. Thetest train consisted of a 110-ton passenger type locomo- 30 m. p. h., two ixintagraphs; number four, 5,0()U amiwresat 850 volts, 50 to 00 m. p. h. As a tinal exhibition atest was made collecting 5,-KX) amperes, 850 volts, at 58m. p. h., with one pantagraph settmg the high record ofthe trials. The higher amperage tests were m:ide at thereduced voltage Ijecause of the limited jKJwer available.\\ itnesses of the tests stationed on the observation towersremar
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . 50 to 60 miles per hour were made. Thetest train consisted of a 110-ton passenger type locomo- 30 m. p. h., two ixintagraphs; number four, 5,0()U amiwresat 850 volts, 50 to 00 m. p. h. As a tinal exhibition atest was made collecting 5,-KX) amperes, 850 volts, at 58m. p. h., with one pantagraph settmg the high record ofthe trials. The higher amperage tests were m:ide at thereduced voltage Ijecause of the limited jKJwer available.\\ itnesses of the tests stationed on the observation towersremarked on the complete al>sence of sparking. To provide facilities the General I-Llectric Companymakes use of the Eastern Division of the East Erie Com-mercial Railroatl. These tracks are equipp)ed with up-to-date overhead line construction and third rail and aresupplied from a substation with whatever trolley voltagemay be required. That [xjrtion of the track which is used for tes-tingpurposes is at present 2^ miles in length. extensionis now under construction which will give a total length. Train With Gondola and Observation Car Used in General Electric Companys Current Collection Tests live arranged for operation on 750/1,500 volts andequipped with four bipolar gearless motors. .\ gondolaand New York Central observation coach was account of the short length of the cab, the seconopantagraph was mounted on this gondola to simulateoperating conditions. The normal pressure of the panta-graph against the trolly wire was lietween 30 and 35 lbs. l!y means of remote controlled contactors, sections ofloading grids indicated in the gondola were inserted orremoved so as to draw whatever current was called forunder each particular test. Some of the guests were invited to ride in the locomo-tive cab. Others rode in the observation coach, whichwas equipped with indicating instnmients to show theamount of current collected and the speed of the train. Four tests were made. Xumb
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