Enough! Now we're way off EL-topic.... - Paul > > Amazing they can't fit the works into a Genesis carbody > stretched like > > the FL9 was - if EMD could do it in one unit in 1960? > > The FL9 was an F-unit with a built-in 600 hp electric switch > engine. It was not a full-power electric locomotive. The > third-rail mode did not require transformers, just switchgear > to change the power source (traction power from the main > generator or from the third rail shoes). To get power from > overhead catenary, the locomotive needs a big heavy > transformer that takes nearly as much space and weighs as > much as the 12-cylinder diesel. Look at the GG1 - do you > think there was much empty space under those shapely hoods? > At least the NJT dual-mode would use AC traction, avoiding > the need for rectifiers! The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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