The Street railway journal (1902) (14574489659)

Identifier: streetrailwayjo201902newy (find matches)
Title: The Street railway journal
Year: 1884 (1880s)
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Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads Transportation
Publisher: New York : McGraw Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries



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FIG. 3.—ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE HAULING LUMBER^TRAIN OF ATLANTIC COAST LUMBER COMPANY September 13, 1902.) STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 355 All of these locomotives have been built and equipped by theBaldwin Locomotive Works and the Westinghouse Electric &Manufacturing Company, which have been engaged jointly ininvestigating the special requirements of this service and develop- the motors exactly the same as if hung between the wheels withsingle gears. Small 4-wheeled pedestal-type locomotives usually have framesmade of wood, substantially put together in the same manner as
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FIG. 4.-EIGHT-WHEELED, FOUR-MOTOR, ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE OF CARNEGIE STEEL COMPANY ing suitable apparatus to meet the conditions of general practice.The mechanical details of these equipments receive the same care-ful attention that is given to steam locomotive work. A largevariety of motors are available that are suitable for ordinarygages, but on exceedingly narrow gages, such as are sometimesused in industrial plants, it is found desirable to use motors oflarger size than can be placed between the wheels, and specialdesigns have been prepared, whereby motors of large capacitymay be applied to any reasonable gage by double-transmission