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 IN May, 1946, The Baldwin Locomotive Works delivered a 2,000-hp diesel-electric locomotive to the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway. It repre- sented a new type of diesel-electric locomotive designed for heavy duty transfer, helper, hump yard, and similar services where maximum power in the low-speed range is a prime requisite. This locomotive, not only in regard to its high power rating, but also in its embodiment of novel design features, has established itself as a successful pioneer development for this particular service. The Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railways operat- ing territory is known as the "Chicago Outer Belt Line," so called because it operates in an arc of approximately 30 to 40 miles from the center of Chicago. The northern terminal is Waukegan, Ill., 36 miles north of Chicago, from which its main line extends in a southwesterly direction to Joliet, Ill., thence easterly to Porter, Indiana, a distance of about 130 miles. It also has main lines from Grif- fith, Ind., to Gary, Ind., and to South Chicago, Ill. Between the terminals of Waukegan, Ill., and |
fer diesel-electric locomotive.
