Front:
OCBSO
ERIE)
FRIE
4000-hp. Diesel Passenger Locomotive Designed and Built for the
ERIE RAILROAD by American Locomotive Co. and General Electric Co.
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Back:
66' 2"
14' 11"
10'67/2"
1200 gals.
230 gals.
300 gals.
1300 gals.
22 cu. ft.
4000-hp. Diesel Passenger Locomotive Designed and Built for the
ERIE RAILROAD by American Locomotive Co. and General Electric Co.
THE NEW 4000-hp. diesel-electric passenger DIMENSIONS (per unit)
locomotives used by the Erie Railroad on the Cleveland- Length
Height
Youngstown-Pittsburgh route are the culmination
Width
of 25 years of research and experience by the American
SUPPLIES (per unit)
Locomotive Co.
Fuel oil capacity
Lubricating oil
Water for cooling
Water for steam heat
Each locomotive consists of two 2000-hp. units, making Sand
operation possible from either end. The heart of each
WEIGHT (per unit)
unit is a 2000-hp. turbosupercharged V-type four-cycle
Total weight
16 cylinder diesel engine. 98% of all wearing parts are Weight on Driving wheels
Starting Tractive effort
interchangeable with parts of Alco freight and road
switching models used by the Erie Railroad.
UNDERCARRIAGE (per unit)
Wheel base
Trucks
Length of each truck
Cab facilities for the engineer are among the most
Wheels
Wheel diameter
modern on railroads today. In contrast with the old
steam locomotives, the engineer sits in a comfortable POWER (per unit)
Horsepower
executive-type chair. Cabs are equipped with windshield
Engine Turbosupercharged
wipers, sun visors, heaters, no-draft ventilation and de-
Cycles .....
Cylinders
frosters. All air entering the cab is filtered and changed
Bore
several times per minute.
Stroke
304,500 pounds
202,000 pounds
61,000 pounds
49' 8"
15' 6"
12
40"
2000
V-Type Diesel
16
91
1022"
