Systematized procedure, based on calculations taking into account various factors, have reduced failures and maintenance costs of New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, 20% of whose total locomotive mileage is with straight electric power, while 97% of rest is Diesel; calculation of Diesel tonnage rating is done by formula: total tons equal to tractive effort, divided by train resistance.
Train load ratings for diesels
Diesel Ry Traction
Diesel Railway Traction -- Supplement to Railway Gazette and Railway News ; 5 , n 228 ; p 117-118
1951
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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