Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 106, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1914 — TAKES POWER FROM TROLLEY [ARTICLE]

TAKES POWER FROM TROLLEY

New Type of Electric Locomotive That Has Justified Confidence of Its Builders. Among recent European electric locomotives we may mention the one built for the Rhatlsche railroad system. It is being used on the St. Mo-ritz-Schuls line which has a branch from Samaden.to Ppntresina. The line is narrow gauge and is supplied by single-phase current at 10,000 volts and 16 2-3 frequency, the locomotive being required to draw a train of 20 tons maximum. The locomotive carries two electric motors of 350 horse power each. A single countershaft takes the power from both the motors by gearing, and this shaft serves to run all four driving wheels on a aide. Between the third and fourth locomotive axle is mounted a false axle which receives power from the countershaft by means of a crank, and this axle serves to operate the four locomotive axles. The present locomotive runs very well in actual service, and during the first three months it is stated to have covered 8,500 miles. Current' comes from an overhead trolley wire by two pantagraph trolleys, the locomotive being of the square or boxbuilt type.—Scientific American.