Maintenance considerations; reliability for high speed operations; steam vs Diesel for heavy freight and passenger service; Diesel switching locomotives; economics of Diesel and steam power in yard service; Diesel vs steam in freight service; effect of age on Diesel repair costs; summary of factors governing motive power selection. Abstract of report of Committee on Ry Location and Operation of Am Ry Eng Assn. (See also Ry Mech Engr v 120 n 5 May 1946 p 249-53)


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    Title :

    A.R.E.A. reports on locomotive economics


    Additional title:

    Diesel Ry Traction (Supp Ry Gaz)



    Publication date :

    1946


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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