. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ONE OF THE 1,000-KW., 2,400-VOLT D. C. MOTOR GENERATOR SETS IN THE SUBSTATION. gear reduction on the freight locomotiveis and on the passenger The motors are connected to thedriving wheels by twin gears. The control equipment is Sprague-Gen-eral Electric. Two of the 1,200-volt mo-tors, of which there are four, are perma-nently connected in series. The 2,400volts is not used to operate the switchesor contactors, but 600 volts, which is ob- Pmions, forged, freight locomotive
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ONE OF THE 1,000-KW., 2,400-VOLT D. C. MOTOR GENERATOR SETS IN THE SUBSTATION. gear reduction on the freight locomotiveis and on the passenger The motors are connected to thedriving wheels by twin gears. The control equipment is Sprague-Gen-eral Electric. Two of the 1,200-volt mo-tors, of which there are four, are perma-nently connected in series. The 2,400volts is not used to operate the switchesor contactors, but 600 volts, which is ob- Pmions, forged, freight locomotives 18 teeth Pinions, forged, passenger locomotives. .25 teethTractive effort at 30 per cent, coeffi- „ cient 48,000 lbs. Tractive effort at one hour rating 30,000 lbs. Tractive effort at continuous .25,000 lbs.
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