MILWAUKEE FIRST TO GET NEW EMD COMMUTER LOCOMOTIVES

The Milwaukee Road is the first railway to receive the newest locomotive design specifically for commuter service; the F40C from General Motors' Electro-Motive Division. These locomotives are 3,200 hp six axle units equipped with an auxiliary power system to provide A.C. power for train lighting, heating and air-conditioning.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1586268
• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  P.O. Box 350
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1974-4-29

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 62
• Serial:
  • Railway Age
  • Volume: 175
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-8826
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commuter service; Locomotives; Vehicle design
• Identifier Terms: Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
• Old TRIS Terms: Locomotive design
• Subject Areas: Design; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00054923
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Canadian National Railways, Headquarters Library
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1974 12:00AM