. Electric traction for railway trains; a book for students, electrical and mechanical engineers, superintendents of motive power and others .. . Fig. 104.—Pennsylvania Railroad. Front Elevation of Locomotive. DESCRIPTION OF DIRECT-CURRENT LOCOMOTIVES 325 In general the locomotive is built in two sections, with two symmetri-cal running gears, joined at the middle with a permanent coupling oftwin drawbars and friction draft gears so designed that the leading halfserves to guide the trailer, and opposes any buckling action of halves. Mechanical connections are made by means of rods between crank
. Electric traction for railway trains; a book for students, electrical and mechanical engineers, superintendents of motive power and others .. . Fig. 104.—Pennsylvania Railroad. Front Elevation of Locomotive. DESCRIPTION OF DIRECT-CURRENT LOCOMOTIVES 325 In general the locomotive is built in two sections, with two symmetri-cal running gears, joined at the middle with a permanent coupling oftwin drawbars and friction draft gears so designed that the leading halfserves to guide the trailer, and opposes any buckling action of halves. Mechanical connections are made by means of rods between crankson the ends of the armature shaft of the motor and cranks on a jackshaft,which is mounted on the frames in the same plane as the driving
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