Author_Institution :
Gas-Turbine Electric Locomotives, Locomotive Engineering Division, General Electric Company, Erie, Pa.
Abstract :
THE ALCO-GE gas-turbine electric locomotive, shown in Figure 1, is designed for freight service. It is an 8-axle 8-motor B-B-B-B locomotive weighing 253 tons (average) and rated at 4,500 horsepower for traction (at 80 degreees Fahrenheit and 1,500-feet elevation). The locomotive is 83 feet, 7 1/2 inches long, and 14 feet, 3 inches high over the roof sheets. It will negotiate curves of 288-feet radius.
