. Electric locomotive haulage in and about mines . th side rods to transmit the torque of themotors to the center /.heels, the motors being geared to the axles of- +h<s frame. outsideA . Another purpose of the side rods was to equalize theload between the two motors whon there might be a tendency to slipone pair of wheels due to track conditions. rrom 1887 to 1888 few machines were manufactured, but in1889 the Jeffrey Co. of Columbus Chio, and the General Electric Gch*nectad^ New vork, both put out very good locomotives. TheJeffrey machine was installed in the mine of the Upson Coal C
. Electric locomotive haulage in and about mines . th side rods to transmit the torque of themotors to the center /.heels, the motors being geared to the axles of- +h<s frame. outsideA . Another purpose of the side rods was to equalize theload between the two motors whon there might be a tendency to slipone pair of wheels due to track conditions. rrom 1887 to 1888 few machines were manufactured, but in1889 the Jeffrey Co. of Columbus Chio, and the General Electric Gch*nectad^ New vork, both put out very good locomotives. TheJeffrey machine was installed in the mine of the Upson Coal Shawnee Ohio, and it is still in successful operation. FromPlates 2 and 3 one can see that the locomotive possesses many ofthe characteristics of the Lykens Coal Gos, machine, inasmuchas it has a very short wheel base, light weight, and is of thesingle motor type. Plate 3 is a photograph of the locomotive asit appears today. In 1891, the Hunt Co. of New TTork built its first loco-motive for the Brock Coal Co., of Brockwayville, PLATE
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