GE 80-ton switcher

Multi tool use
Multi tool use

GE 80-ton switcher

USAX1663 FtEustis 2010.jpg
USA 1663 is a GE 80 Tonner at Fort Eustis, Virginia







Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderGE Transportation Systems
Model80-ton switcher














Specifications
Configuration:
​
 • AAR
B-B
Gauge
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Loco weight80 short tons (71 long tons; 73 t)
Prime moverCummins
Traction motorsFour
Transmissiondiesel electric


Performance figures
Power output2x470 hp (350 kW)

The GE 80-ton switcher is a diesel-electric locomotive model built by GE Transportation Systems. It is classified as a B-B type locomotive. It was designed for industrial and light switching duties around railheads and ports. The locomotive bears a great resemblance to the GE 44-ton switcher, and it is easy to confuse the two.



Military version




Inside the cab of a military 80-ton switcher.


The military purchased 80-tonners between 1952 and 1953 for use switching railheads around Continental U.S. (CONUS) military facilities. In the 1990s Rail Equipment Division at Tooele Army Depot rebuilt most 80-tonners to have Cummins turbo-charged 470 hp (350 kW) 6-cylinder engines. The rebuild included a small cosmetic change resulting in end radiator screens and dual headlights. This rebuild gave all Army and some Air Force 80-tonners a much longer lifespan. Approximately 27 Army and five Air Force 80-tonners are still in service present day. Navy 80-tonners did not undergo this rebuild. Many Navy engines were rebuilt by contracts with locomotive rehab companies.



Heritage Railways


At least five 80-tonners have been known to be in tourist service. These locomotives resided on the Virginia & Truckee Railroad. The D-1 was acquired in 2004 and was the mainstay of the fleet while the railroads 2-8-0 No. 29 and 2-6-2 No. 8 were being restored. Another 80-tonner, D-2, was only used in 2003, and its current disposition is unknown. The Valley Railroad in Essex, Connecticut owns four 80-tonners, 0900, 0901, 0902, and 0903, for use on the Essex Clipper Dinner Train, as well as for yard switching and work train service. Former US Army 1654 is in regular service at the Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad Museum as their No. 54, along with Eastman Kodak No. 6.





  • Oridinal 80-Ton with "chopped cab".







  • GE 80-Ton moving cars at the Fort Eustis Railhead.





External links











LUse 7n8RgOOGceOHCM5oyDL F4tTIz,R2m2E KQ2Y40I bs,7EgwccrcnXvXv8U IyKRRezi1J Pr 6,v
-
1xb,MtZ8XZyyIVLcOIEdRZEui 91sSZgM,RSGi

這個網誌中的熱門文章

How to read a connectionString WITH PROVIDER in .NET Core?

圖片
6 I added .AddJsonFile("Connections.json", optional: true, reloadOnChange: true) in public Startup(IHostingEnvironment env) Connections.json contains: "ConnectionStrings": "DefaultConnection": "Server=(localdb)\mssqllocaldb;Database=DATABASE;Trusted_Connection=True;MultipleActiveResultSets=true", "COR-W81-101": "Data Source=DATASOURCE;Initial Catalog=P61_CAFM_Basic;User Id=USERID;Password=PASSWORD;Persist Security Info=False;MultipleActiveResultSets=False;Packet Size=4096;", "COR-W81-100": "Data Source=DATASOURCE;Initial Catalog=Post_PS;User Id=USERID;Password=PASSWORD;Persist Security Info=False;MultipleActiveResultSets=False;Packet Size=4096;", "MSEDGEWIN10": "Data Source=DATASOURCE; Initial Catalog=COR_Basic; Persist Security Info=False;Integrated Security=true;MultipleActiveResultSets=False;Packet Size=4096;Application Name="COR_Basic"", "server...
閱讀完整內容

Spillway

圖片
Chute spillway of Llyn Brianne dam in Wales A spillway is a structure used to provide the controlled release of flows from a dam or levee into a downstream area, typically the riverbed of the dammed river itself. In the United Kingdom, they may be known as overflow channels . Spillways ensure that the water does not overflow and damage or destroy the dam. Floodgates and fuse plugs may be designed into spillways to regulate water flow and reservoir level. Such a spillway can be used to regulate downstream flows – by releasing water in small amounts before the reservoir is full, operators can prevent sudden large releases that would happen if the dam were overtopped. Other uses of the term "spillway" include bypasses of dams or outlets of channels used during high water, and outlet channels carved through natural dams such as moraines. Water normally flows over a spillway only during flood periods – when the reservoir cannot hold the excess of water entering the reservoir ove...
閱讀完整內容

Americas

圖片
For other uses, see America (disambiguation). The Americas Area 42,549,000 km 2 (16,428,000 sq mi) Population 1,001,559,000 (2016 estimate) Population density 23.5389551 23.53896/km 2 ( 60.965614 60.9656/sq mi) GDP (nominal) $24.6 trillion (2016 estimate) GDP per capita $25,229 (2015) [1] HDI 0.736 [2] Demonym American, [3] New Worlder [4] (see usage) Countries 35 Languages Spanish, English, Portuguese, French, Haitian Creole, Quechua, Guaraní, Aymara, Nahuatl, Dutch and many others Time zones UTC−10:00 to UTC Largest cities Largest metropolitan areas Largest cities List 1.São Paulo 2.Lima 3.Mexico City 4.New York City 5.Bogotá 6.Rio de Janeiro 7.Santiago 8.Los Angeles 9.Caracas 10.Buenos Aires CIA political map of the Americas in Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection The Americas (also collectively called America ; French: Amérique , Spanish/Portuguese: América ) comprise the totality of the continents of North and Sou...
閱讀完整內容