Two complete new "400" streamlined trains, for Chicago and North Western Railroad each consists of 2-unit, 4000-hp Diesel electric locomotive, built by Electro-Motive Corp, and 10 passenger carrying cars, built by Pullman Standard Car Mfg Co; each car has Waukesha propane engine, driving 7 1/2kw, 32-v d-c generator, which supplies all of electric power requirements of car; each car also equipped with Waukesha "ice engine.".


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    Title :

    Train power from gas engines


    Additional title:

    Ry Elec Engr


    Published in:

    Railway Electrical Engineer ; 31 , n 2 ; p 21-25


    Publication date :

    1940


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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