DocumentCode
791141
Title
E60C Electric Locomotives For the Black Mesa and Lake Powell Railroad
Author
McSparran, Lloyd W.
Author_Institution
Locomotive Products Department, General Electric Company, Erie, Pa. 16501.
Issue
3
fYear
1974
fDate
5/1/1974 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
385
Lastpage
390
Abstract
A new 50-kV 60-Hz electric locomotive haeen designed to meet American railroad standards and requirements. This new locomotive has been designated the E6OC, with a nominal rating of 6000 equivalent diesel horsepower (4500 kW). Many of the design features of the locomotive are described. In order to operate 125 km (78 mi) from the substation, provisions were made in the locomotive circuits for operation at line voltages as low as 50 percent of nominal.
Keywords
Capacitors; Circuits; Gears; Lakes; Substations; Switches; Thyristors; Traction motors; Voltage control; Wheels;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0093-9994
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TIA.1974.349165
Filename
4157606
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