In Class #15 - Locomotive Research PDF

Preview

Summary

Download In Class #15 - Locomotive Research PDF

Description

Railroad Locomotive Research (In-Class #15)

SD70ACe

Horsepower: 4300 Engine type: 4-stroke V12 Diesel Number of Axles: 8 Traction motors: 6 DC motors/EMD Year built: 2004 Total number produced: 1435+ List railroads used : ArcelorMittal, BNSF Railway, Canadian National Railway, CSX Transportation, Ferromex, Kansas City Southern Railway, Montana Rail Link, Norfolk Southern Railway, CVG Ferrominera Orinoco, MRS Brazil, Union Pacific Railroad, Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway, BHP Billiton, and shortline Arkansas and Missouri Railroad.

The SD70ACe is the successor to the older SD70MAC. It rides on a new underframe and uses mostly new sheet metal above the frame. Electrical cables and air lines have been routed beneath the walkways on opposite sides, allowing easier access for maintenance. The SD70ACe uses the cab design of late-model SD90MAC-H units, which uses rectangular window glass and is externally different from the two cab variations used on earlier SD70M and SD70MAC units. One more modification is produced by GE Transportation, the implementation of 4 bogies with 2 axles per bogie. The SD70Ace-BB has been designed for operation in Brazilian railways and the new feature will allow the locomotive to run on track with various gauges in the range between 1000 and 1600mm.

Formed in 1892, General Electric Corporation is one of the largest corporations in the world. It was the result of a merger of the competing companies Edison General Electric Company and the Thomson-Houston Company. GE can trace its roots to the early power industry. The company began to be involved in technologies that were not strictly electrical. Today its business activities span a wide range of areas from aircraft engine manufacturing, appliances, healthcare equipment, and even the NBC television network. The impact that GE has had on engineering is suggested by the fact that GE employees have been granted an astounding 67,000 patents over the years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_S D70_series#SD70ACe https://www.thedieselshop.us/Data %20EMD%20SD70ACe.HTML https://www.trainworld.com/manufa cturers/model-train-specials/AthearnG68823-HO-SD70ACe-w-DCC-SoundEMD-Yellow-1201/ http://www.katousa.com/Zcart/index .php? main_page=product_info&products_i d=1693 http://ethw.org/General_Electric_(GE )

Name...