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Baldwin 660-Horsepower Diesel - Electric Locomo- tive Number 62,000, Built in 1936 and Now Operat- ing on the Lines of the Atchison, Topeka and San- ta Fe Railway. |
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Power is supplied by a De La Vergne, 8- cylinder, VO, 4-cycle Diesel engine which is closely coupled to a Westinghouse generator. Both engine and generator are mounted on a structural welded bed plate. A narrow engine hood gives good visibility from the operator's cab which is located at the rear of the locomotive. Doors in the sides of the hood, and sliding hatches in the roof, are provided for easy inspection and main- tenance. This accessibility is a feature of all the present Baldwin Diesel locomotives. Each of the four pairs of wheels is provided with a traction motor. The control is arranged to absorb the nominal horsepower of the Diesel engine over the operating range of the locomotive, and at the same time prevent the possibility of overloading the engine. The New Orleans Public Belt locomotives replaced steam switchers of the 0-6-0 type hav- ing a tractive force of 30,000 pounds. Today, the Diesels are demonstrating their superiority in the speed and "snap" with which they handle switching movements. hp. Baldwin Diesel-electric locomotive. Since its installation in June, 1939, this unit has been giving a fine account of itself in switch- ing service. |
The Reading locomotive, like the other Baldwin 660-hp. Diesels, is equipped with a De La Vergne, 6-cylinder, Model VO, 4-cycle solid-injection engine. The electrical equipment includes Westing- house, single-bearing, Railway type main gen- erator with the driving end coupled to the en- gine flywheel; an auxiliary generator, belt driven and mounted on top of the main gener- ator; and four traction motors. The control system is electro-pneumatic with automatic loading of the engine controlled by a differen- tial exciter system. The battery equipment consists of 56 cells with a capacity of 240 ampere-hours. The locomotive has a built-up frame mounted on two four-wheeled swivel trucks with a traction motor mounted on each axle. The Reading locomotive weighs approxi- mately 194,000 pounds and develops a trac- tive force of 58,200 pounds at 30 per cent ad- hesion. The continuous rating is 28,000 pounds at a speed of 6.5 m.p.h. Immediately following the building of the Reading Diesel-electric locomotive, Baldwin embarked on the program of building a stand- ard line of 1,000-hp. and 660-hp. switching locomotives, fully described elsewhere in this issue. |
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One of Three 900-Horse- power Diesel-Electric Switching and Transfer Locomotives, Built by Baldwin in 1937 for New Orleans Public Belt Rail- road. |
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