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- From: pierson@ggone.enet.dec.com (Dave Pierson)
- Subject: Re: Compound Locomotives
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.125904.23699@engage.pko.dec.com>
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- Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 12:54:07 GMT
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- Some one wrote, concerning single axis articulation:
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- >This concept was copied into the GG-1 electrics and provided great
- >trackability up to 125 mph. And they were able to manuver on even the
- >poorest yard trackage that could sustain the weight.
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- This would have been a little tricky. The first GG1 (4799, later 4800)
- ran in 1934. The first A (I looked it up) dates to 1936 (unless the
- reference is wrong.
-
- The GG1 apparently evolved from tests PRR ran on a borrowed NYNH&H
- electric (351?). Another precursor was the CUT design of electric.
-
- thanks
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