Yep, Cooper Bessemer, shoulda remembered... T. R. Lee's book "Turbines Westward" has some great detail photos of the connections between the units: A to B and B to tender. Included is a mphoto taken standing on the roof showing the cooling water hoses on the supports.
Jim Kindraka Plymouth, WI --- In [email protected], Lee Johnson <leemax@...> wrote: > > Bob, > > Yes, the B unit generated the electricity which powered the traction motors > on the A unit. Also, the water cooling the turbine in the B unit was > controlled by running it through radiators in the A unit. There were many > hoses and electrical cables between the A and B units of the gas turbine > locomotives. From the frame to the roof there air brake trainline and MU > hoses, electrical control MU jumper cables, electrical power cables, and > cooling water hoses. If you ever wondered what those four little tabs (two > on the A unit and two on the B unit) were at the end of the roof between the > A and B units, they are supports for the cooling water hoses. > > BTW, the diesel engine in the 4500 HP turbines were Cummins engines, and the > diesel engine in the 8500 HP turbines were Cooper Bessemer. > > Lee Johnson > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
