. Railway mechanical engineer . t investment. LOCOMOTIVE ELECTRIC HEADLIGHTWIRING An interesting and w-ell-arranged method of wiring loco-motives for electric headlights has been developed by thePennsylvania Lines West in connection with the electricheadlight program on that road. Everj- effort has been madeto provide a system which is free from the possibility ofshort-circuits and which will occasion the least amount oftrouble when a locomotive is being stripped for repairs. Thegenerator is located just ahead of the cab, a steam connec-tion being made from tlie blower line through the cab wit
. Railway mechanical engineer . t investment. LOCOMOTIVE ELECTRIC HEADLIGHTWIRING An interesting and w-ell-arranged method of wiring loco-motives for electric headlights has been developed by thePennsylvania Lines West in connection with the electricheadlight program on that road. Everj- effort has been madeto provide a system which is free from the possibility ofshort-circuits and which will occasion the least amount oftrouble when a locomotive is being stripped for repairs. Thegenerator is located just ahead of the cab, a steam connec-tion being made from tlie blower line through the cab with aunion joint just outside of the cab. Three classes of service, namely, road, shuttle and yardservice, are provided for. Fig. 1 shows the general arrange-ment of the wiring and fixtures for locomotives in shuttleand yard service. These are similar to the arrange-ment for locomotives in road service with the excep-tion of the wiring to the tender, which is elim-inated. Fig. 2 gives the wiring diagrams for the three BletrtrPipe. /i/if-^
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