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Re: State Belt Railroad #25 -- final days?
Author: Shortline Sammie
Date: 01-06-2018 - 12:25
Jon Wrote:
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> Are they trading it in for a repowered core of
> another loco, or is Knoxville repowering #25 with
> a new MTU engine, alternator, and electronics? It
> seems to me that they could just as easily use #25
> as a core as an EMD SW that they pick up
> somewhere.
>
> KLW SE15B & SE10B: Switchers for the 21st Century
Kinda like apples vs oranges.
With the old Alco you have Blunt trucks and friction bearings plus a frame that's probably been in a collision or two and a hood that isn't large enough for the prime mover, gear reduction and EMD alternator.
An EMD GP-style under frame (possibly reused from a good donor), Blomberg trucks with EMD D-78 traction motors and a whole new carbody is the way to go since the electricals are EMD and parts availability is what matters down the road.
I think their concept of using the AR10 alternator with the 2:1 gearbox is genius!
Dick Samuels
When public money is involved nothing is left to chance...first rate all the way...after all...WE can afford it!
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> Are they trading it in for a repowered core of
> another loco, or is Knoxville repowering #25 with
> a new MTU engine, alternator, and electronics? It
> seems to me that they could just as easily use #25
> as a core as an EMD SW that they pick up
> somewhere.
>
> KLW SE15B & SE10B: Switchers for the 21st Century
Kinda like apples vs oranges.
With the old Alco you have Blunt trucks and friction bearings plus a frame that's probably been in a collision or two and a hood that isn't large enough for the prime mover, gear reduction and EMD alternator.
An EMD GP-style under frame (possibly reused from a good donor), Blomberg trucks with EMD D-78 traction motors and a whole new carbody is the way to go since the electricals are EMD and parts availability is what matters down the road.
I think their concept of using the AR10 alternator with the 2:1 gearbox is genius!
Dick Samuels
When public money is involved nothing is left to chance...first rate all the way...after all...WE can afford it!
