DocumentCode
987615
Title
120-Ton Storage-Battery Locomotive Performance in Chicago Terminal Freight Yards
Author
Taylor, Edward
Author_Institution
General Electric Co., Chicago, Ill.
Volume
47
Issue
1
fYear
1928
Firstpage
221
Lastpage
227
Abstract
This paper describes the design and performance of a 120-ton storage-battery-driven, locomotive which has been in switching service in the freight yards of the Chicago railroad terminals. It shows that this locomotive has many advantages for this service including absence of smoke, quietness, a high factor of availability, ease of control, and economy.
Keywords
Acceleration; Availability; Batteries; Couplings; Power generation economics; Rail transportation; Sockets; Testing; Traction motors; Urban areas;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Transactions of the
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0096-3860
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/T-AIEE.1928.5054958
Filename
5054958
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