Title :
120-Ton Storage-Battery Locomotive Performance in Chicago Terminal Freight Yards
Author_Institution :
General Electric Co., Chicago, Ill.
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;
Journal_Title :
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Transactions of the
DOI :
10.1109/T-AIEE.1928.5054958
