--- In [email protected], "etuson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In [email protected], ljack70117@ wrote:
> > The real Prototype 44 ton could handle 35 cars on level ground...
> > 44 tons equals 88,000 LBS on the wheels and 25% equals 22,000 LBS
> of
> > TE.
>
> Actually, Larry, according to GE documents, the units could develop
> 26,400 lbs at 2.6 MPH for ten minutes. Their continuous rating was
> 13,000 lbs at 7.1 MPH. By the time they got up to their maximum speed
> of 35 MPH, they were down to only about 2,500 lbs TE. Now, how many
> tons? GE states that the locomotives could handle 2,040 tons
> (including the locomotive's weight) at 5 MPH on the level. 35 cars
> would be 57 tons per car, so I would say that Mr Jackman's claims are
> completely in line with GE's own estimates.
>
> If anyone wants more data or specs on the GE 44 tonner, feel free to
> ask.
>
> Earl Tuson
> _________________________________________________
When I was a conductor on a Santa Fe local out of Joliet, IL, one
Sunday we handled 98 cars from Joliet to Lockport with one 500-Class
Fairbanks-Morse switch engine, that's uphill to boot. We didn't go too
fast, and sparks from the exhaust were setting the ROW on fire, but we
were moving. I don't think I've ever seen a switch engine that could
handle what those engines did
Bob Nicholson
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