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Title: Official proceedings
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Railway Club of Pittsburgh
Subjects: Railway Club of Pittsburgh Railroads
Publisher: Pittsburgh, Pa. : The Club
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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View showing visibility from operators station on 60-ton Dieselelectric locomotive. 167 TluTefore small ^i/cd c-kclric c(;ui))ment may 1)C used on aswilcliinL;- locomnlixc which allfniatc> a numl)er of short, (;uickaccclfralioiis with jifriods (if idlcnos; hut lhi> r(;ui))ment willnot he suitahle for lon.u lua\ y hauls. On .account of the thermal cai)acity factor as describedabove, the t(jtal hctrsepower ratini; of the electric motors of thelocomotive ma-v often appear to be out of proporticjn to the powerthe oil engine delivers. Next to suital)ility, cost will be the paramount factor in in-lluencing the selection of the type of locomotive. Compared witha steam locomotive of equivalent weight, the first cost, deprecia-tion, and interest charges of an oil-electric locomotive are much
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45-ton, 330 H.P. gasoline electric locomotive. higher. There are other considerations, however, which minimizeand often more than overcome the difl:erence. In average switching work an oil-electric locomotive can re-place a steam locomotive of greater weight, and can handle morecars per hour than a steam locomotive of the same weight. Savings accrue in the fuel and lubricating costs, which, to-gether, run normally about one-third of the fuel, lubricating, andwater expense of a steam locomotive in the same service. The service of a regular fireman is not recjuired. Maintenance and hostling expenses are considerably less. There are a numl)er of other savings which are of a moreor less indeterminate nature, such as track maintenance, reductionin engine house facilities, and availability. 168 All of these factors should 1;)e considered as definitely afifect-ing the cost of an oil-electric locomotive, compared with a steamlocomotive. To summarize the points we have made, the determinationo

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