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Union Pacific GTELs were a series of gas turbine-electric locomotives built by Alco-GE and General Electric between 1952-1961 and operated by Union Pacific...21 KB (2,456 words) - 05:45, 8 August 2024
with gas turbine-electric locomotives include the fact that they are very noisy and produce such extremely hot exhaust gasses that, if the locomotive were...36 KB (4,531 words) - 15:51, 23 August 2024- that powers electric traction motors. No clutch is required. Turbine–electric transmissions are used to drive both gas turbine locomotives (rarely) and...6 KB (597 words) - 04:22, 24 May 2024
the fuel which was later used in Union Pacific's gas turbine-electric locomotives. Union Pacific accepted the locomotives in 1939, but returned them later...19 KB (2,588 words) - 14:09, 11 July 2024
1962. Their duties were assumed by diesel locomotives and gas turbine-electric locomotives. In 2019, Union Pacific completed the restoration of No. 4014 and...41 KB (3,205 words) - 15:30, 14 August 2024
EMD DDA40X (redirect from Union Pacific Centennial)DDA40X locomotives were the culmination of the company's experiments with extremely powerful locomotives that began with its gas turbine-electric locomotives...14 KB (1,297 words) - 05:14, 14 August 2024
problems with gas turbine-electric locomotives included that they were very noisy. Some locomotives, usually in France and Italy ran on a Wood gas generator...56 KB (6,334 words) - 03:14, 20 August 2024
duties were taken over by diesel locomotives and gas turbine-electric locomotives (GTELs). That same year, Union Pacific donated No. 4014 to the Southern...55 KB (4,492 words) - 03:40, 24 August 2024
British Rail 18000 (redirect from 18000 (locomotive))prototype mainline gas turbine-electric locomotive built for British Railways in 1949 by Brown, Boveri & Cie. An earlier gas-turbine locomotive, 18100, had been...11 KB (1,200 words) - 09:11, 3 April 2024
supercapacitor. Locomotives with on-board fuelled prime movers, such as diesel engines or gas turbines, are classed as diesel–electric or gas turbine–electric and...59 KB (7,135 words) - 08:31, 23 August 2024
Navigation Company. Union Pacific X-26 is one of the Union Pacific gas turbine-electric locomotives (GTELs) that General Electric built in 1961. It was...51 KB (5,890 words) - 05:17, 11 August 2024- prototype gas turbine-electric locomotive to address the concerns of operators such as Union Pacific that sought to minimize the number of locomotive units...40 KB (4,281 words) - 02:54, 23 August 2024
wheels. The most common are diesel-electric locomotives and diesel-hydraulic. Early internal combustion locomotives and railcars used kerosene and gasoline...91 KB (11,367 words) - 16:07, 19 August 2024
a combined gas and steam engine. Steam locomotives were tested in the past but were not ideal for low speeds, and gas turbine locomotives (GTELs) were...3 KB (323 words) - 17:25, 10 July 2024- in the case of steam locomotives, available steam on a sustained basis. List of largest passenger vehicles "Main line Locomotive AD43C" (PDF). Wagon Pars...36 KB (416 words) - 01:37, 22 August 2024
GE U25B (redirect from General Electric U25B)taking over the gas turbine-electric venture while they sought a supplier of more reliable diesel engines suitable for road locomotives. Production of...12 KB (1,053 words) - 05:00, 1 July 2024
Montreal. The gas-turbine-powered locomotives had been built by Montreal Locomotive Works. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Montreal Locomotive Works locomotives...17 KB (2,132 words) - 20:30, 18 March 2024
Kharkov Locomotive Works. Gas turbine-electric locomotives, use a gas turbine to drive an electrical generator or alternator which produced electric current...23 KB (2,646 words) - 17:06, 9 June 2024
B–unit (redirect from Cabless locomotive)ALCO — SSB-9 Baldwin — S-8 Gas turbine locomotives: Factory-built: ALCO/GE Transportation - Union Pacific gas turbine locomotives of the third generation...22 KB (2,539 words) - 15:33, 8 August 2024
test and market the Patton Motor Car, a gas-electric hybrid system used to drive tram cars and small locomotives. A gasoline engine drove a generator that...227 KB (23,479 words) - 22:36, 13 August 2024
- draught. Powerful turbine pumps are driven by two Curtis steam turbines on the same shafts, which also carry 275-volt 200-kilowatt electric motors for operating
- weatherized, which caused the disruption in 2021. In general, natural gas wells and wind turbines in Texas are not weatherized for the extreme cold. As a result