Henry and Hora's modern electricity; a practical working encyclopedia (1915)
Henry, James. [from old catalog], Hora, Karel Jan, 1881- [from old catalog] joint author · Chicago, Laird & Lee, inc. · leaf 204
the ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 201 Several firms have built electric locomotives capable ofpulling a heavy passenger train over 100 miles an hour, butunder present conditions, this speed would involve too great adanger on surface lines, while an elevated track would have tobe constructed of solid… … Fig. 83. Fig. 83 shows a Baldwin-Westinghouse electric locomotive,for tunnel service. Dimensions: Gauge, 2 ft ; motors, two,220 volts; wheel base, 2 ft. 7 ins ; diameter of drivers, 28ins.; journals, 3JX 5 ins.; width, 3 ft. 5 ins.; height, 3 ft. 6ins.; length 9 ft. 3 ins.: weight, 11,000 lbs. a. 2…
Electrical engineering
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