NEW LOCOMOTIVE FOR SP

Four prototypes of the TE70-4S diesel electric locomotive, developed by Morrison Knudsen, have entered experimental service on Southern Pacific. This four-axle 2800-hp unit is powered by a Swiss-built Sulzer 12-cylinder supercharged engine. A German-developed hydrostatic cooling system is also used.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/4175009
• Corporate Authors:

  Murphy-Richter Publishing Company

  20 North Wacker Driver
  Chicago, IL  United States  60606
• Publication Date: 1978-3

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • Progressive Railroading
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Trade Press Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-0817
  • Serial URL: http://www.progressiverailroading.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Diesel electric locomotives; Locomotives; Maintainability; Prototypes; Technology; Vehicle design
• Geographic Terms: Europe
• Old TRIS Terms: Locomotive design
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00173373
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Progressive Railroading
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1978 12:00AM