Virginian Elect., Photo 5

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Sat Mar 29 07:48:34 EDT 2008


Gordon et all

These definitely were not standard diesel trucks, they were a GE design.
The standard AAR Type B truck would not take the GE746 traction motor used on
these locomotives. (The FM "Erie-built" locos used the same motor in an A1A
truck.) Among other things, the 746 required a 42 in. (new) diameter wheel.
That's one of the reasons the 752 was designed, to fit a 40 in. wheel which
the EMD locos used. The Alco S-series switchers and RS-1 used the smaller 731
traction motor, but it would not rate the horsepower/motor needed for road
locomotives that competed with the F-3. Other earlier road locomotives with
GE electrical equipment requiring more HP/axle had used a predecessor of the
752, but I don't remember (and am not sure I ever knew) its model number.

GE also used a smaller version of this B truck on its switching & industrial
locomotives. The easiest distinguishing spotting feature is the absence of
the elliptical springs used on the AAR Type B truck.

Dave Phelps



In a message dated 3/29/2008 10:22:23 P.M. AUS Eastern Daylight Time,
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:


As stated before, the Electric Railroaders' Association of New York has
produced a series of CD's with copyrighted images from the ERA's Sprague Library
depicting electric streetcars, interurbans, and locomotives. The attached
photo is the fifth one on the VGN that I have posted from the Deep South
Traction, Part 1 CD.

The attached photo from that CD depicting an EL-2B was made in Roanoke on
5/19/54 according to the photo title. One question that should be documented
about these locomotives is the linage of the trucks under these locos. Does
anyone know whether these were standard diesel locomotives trucks that GE used
under these giants?

Incidentally, I was fortunate to ride in the cab of an EL-2B from Roanoke to
Elmore about 1960, and it was a memorable experience. The height of the cab
above the rails was really impressive!

Gordon Hamilton





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