Re: Locomotivas Do Brasil - A Care Package from Flavio Lage
Author: Will
Date: 12-10-2013 - 20:20

P. Kepler Wrote:
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> Aside from the GE U-50C I don't remember ANY US
> diesel locomotives with a B-B+B-B arrangement. Is
> the reason for this a lower axle loading for the
> meter gauge track?

Doesn't the narrower gauge also mean that the traction motors are not as wide and therefore takes 4 motors to equal 3 standard gauge motors?



Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  Locomotivas Do Brasil - A Care Package from Flavio Lage Pdxrailtransit 12-09-2013 - 12:44
  Re: Locomotivas Do Brasil - A Care Package from Flavio Lage Ward 12-09-2013 - 13:56
  Re: Locomotivas Do Brasil - A Care Package from Flavio Lage pdxrailtransit 12-09-2013 - 14:21
  Re: Locomotivas Do Brasil - A Care Package from Flavio Lage P. Kepler 12-10-2013 - 06:56
  Re: Locomotivas Do Brasil - A Care Package from Flavio Lage pdxrailtransit 12-10-2013 - 08:47
  Re: Locomotivas Do Brasil - A Care Package from Flavio Lage Will 12-10-2013 - 20:20
  Re: Locomotivas Do Brasil - A Care Package from Flavio Lage George Andrews 12-12-2013 - 07:26


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