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== History == |
== History == |
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In 1917 GE combined for the first time an internal combustion engine with electric traction motors. The railroads got only interested in this technology once the government banned the use of steam locomotives in urban areas with the [[Kaufman Act]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.borail.org/CNJ-No1000.aspx|title=CNJ No.1000|website=www.borail.org|access-date=2016-06-07}}</ref> Series production of the ALCO-Boxcabs started in 1925 by a consortium consisting of ALCO, GE and Ingersoll Rand. ALCO dropped out of the arrangement in 1928, after acquiring their own diesel engine manufacturer in [[McIntosh & Seymour]] and went on to start its own line of diesel switchers. GE and Ingersoll Rand went on with the production of the former ALCO boxcabs, but without ALCO. The locomotives were built in the GE plant in [[Erie, Pennsylvania]], except the unit for [[Canadian National Railway]], which was built by the railroad itself in their workshop. In total 17 were built. |
In 1917 GE combined for the first time an internal combustion engine with electric traction motors. The railroads got only interested in this technology once the government banned the use of steam locomotives in urban areas with the [[Kaufman Act]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.borail.org/CNJ-No1000.aspx|title=CNJ No.1000|website=www.borail.org|access-date=2016-06-07}}</ref> Series production of the ALCO-Boxcabs started in 1925 by a consortium consisting of ALCO, GE and Ingersoll Rand. ALCO dropped out of the arrangement in 1928, after acquiring their own diesel engine manufacturer in [[McIntosh & Seymour]] and went on to start its own line of diesel switchers. GE and Ingersoll Rand went on with the production of the former ALCO boxcabs, but without ALCO. The locomotives were built in the GE plant in [[Erie, Pennsylvania]], except the unit for [[Canadian National Railway]] (CN), which was built by the railroad itself in their workshop. In total 17 were built. |
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== Models == |
== Models == |
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[[File:Chicago and North Western 1200 diagram.gif|left|thumb|Diagram of |
[[File:Chicago and North Western 1200 diagram.gif|left|thumb|Diagram of 100-ton unit [[Chicago and North Western Transportation Company|CNW]] #1200]] |
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[[File:Erie Railroad GE-Ingersoll Rand diesel-electric locomotive 25.jpg|left|thumb|800 hp locomotive for [[Erie Railroad]] ]] |
[[File:Erie Railroad GE-Ingersoll Rand diesel-electric locomotive 25.jpg|left|thumb|800 hp locomotive for [[Erie Railroad]] ]] |
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All models have chassis and [[running gear]], generator, [[Traction motor|traction motors]] and controls, and Ingersoll Rand provided the diesel engine. The principle of operation was the same as modern locomotives, the diesel engine driving a main generator of 600 volts DC with four axle-hung traction motors. In contrast to the ALCO boxcabs having a design with side doors and ladders the GE boxcabs have front doors and end platforms with steps. The underframe was cast iron. The radiator system was sitting on the roof of the locomotive. At each locomotive end a GE Model CD65 motor with a Sturtevant multivane fan<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sturtevantfan.com/Multivane.html|title=Sturtevant Multivane Fan|website=www.sturtevantfan.com|access-date=2016-06-09}}</ref> was pressing air through the radiators. |
All models have chassis and [[running gear]], generator, [[Traction motor|traction motors]] and controls, and Ingersoll Rand provided the diesel engine. The principle of operation was the same as modern locomotives, the diesel engine driving a main generator of 600 volts DC with four axle-hung traction motors. In contrast to the ALCO boxcabs having a design with side doors and ladders the GE boxcabs have front doors and end platforms with steps. The underframe was cast iron. The radiator system was sitting on the roof of the locomotive. At each locomotive end a GE Model CD65 motor with a Sturtevant multivane fan<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sturtevantfan.com/Multivane.html|title=Sturtevant Multivane Fan|website=www.sturtevantfan.com|access-date=2016-06-09}}</ref> was pressing air through the radiators. |
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Two models were in series production and two versions were only produced once: |
Two models were in series production and two versions were only produced once: |
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* a 60-Ton locomotive with a six-cylinder four-stroke in-line engine of 300 [[horsepower|hp]] |
* a 60-Ton locomotive with a six-cylinder four-stroke in-line engine of 300 [[horsepower|hp]] |
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* a 100-Ton locomotive with two of the same engines as the 60-Ton model |
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* a 110-Ton locomotive with two of the same engines as the 60-Ton model (12 units built for [[Hoboken Shore Railroad]], [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], [[AK Steel Holding|ARMCO]], [[Illinois Central Railroad]] (6 units), [[Foley Brothers Construction]], [[Belt Railway of Chicago]] and [[Chicago and North Western Transportation Company|Chicago and North Western Railway]]) |
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* a 120-Ton locomotive with a single six-cylinder 800 hp unit (1 prototype built for [[Erie Railroad]]) |
* a 120-Ton locomotive with a single six-cylinder 800 hp unit (1 prototype built for [[Erie Railroad]]) |
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* a 120-Ton locomotive with two of the same engines as the 60-Ton model (1 unit built |
* a 120-Ton locomotive with two of the same engines as the 60-Ton model (1 unit built for CN) <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sbiii.com/jfcageir/geroster.html|title=AGEIR Diesel Locomotive Roster|last=Campbell|first=John F.|website=sbiii.com|access-date=2016-06-09}}</ref> |
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== Surviving examples == |
== Surviving examples == |
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[[File:Foley Brothers 110-1.jpg|left|thumb|300x300px|Foley Brothers 110-1 working in the coal mine in [[Colstrip, Montana|Colstrip, Montana.]]]] |
[[File:Foley Brothers 110-1.jpg|left|thumb|300x300px|Foley Brothers 110-1 working in the coal mine in [[Colstrip, Montana|Colstrip, Montana.]]]] |
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The only surviving GE boxcab is the |
The only surviving GE boxcab is the 100-ton unit built in December 1929 and delivered to the contractor Foley Brothers in January 1930. It was used with the road number 110-1 for pulling coal trains in a [[Northern Pacific Railway]] owned mine in [[Colstrip, Montana|Coalstrip, Montana]] till it was withdrawn somewhere in the 1960s and later ended up in the [[Western Pacific Railroad Museum]] in [[Portola, CA]]. In December 2011 it was moved to the [[California State Railroad Museum]] in [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento CA]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sbiii.com/boxc1101.html|title=GE-IR Foley Bros. #110-1 Boxcab Page|last=Berliner|website=|access-date=2016-06-07}}</ref> |
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==Literatur== |
==Literatur== |
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The GE boxcabs , sometimes also GE IR boxcabs, were diesel-electric switcher locomotives succeeding the ALCO boxcabs. The locomotives were built by General Electric and Ingersoll Rand without ALCO. Production lasted from 1928 till 1930. These boxcabs were often termed oil-electrics to avoid the use of the German name Diesel, unpopular after World War I.
History
In 1917 GE combined for the first time an internal combustion engine with electric traction motors. The railroads got only interested in this technology once the government banned the use of steam locomotives in urban areas with the Kaufman Act.[1] Series production of the ALCO-Boxcabs started in 1925 by a consortium consisting of ALCO, GE and Ingersoll Rand. ALCO dropped out of the arrangement in 1928, after acquiring their own diesel engine manufacturer in McIntosh & Seymour and went on to start its own line of diesel switchers. GE and Ingersoll Rand went on with the production of the former ALCO boxcabs, but without ALCO. The locomotives were built in the GE plant in Erie, Pennsylvania, except the unit for Canadian National Railway (CN), which was built by the railroad itself in their workshop. In total 17 were built.
Models
All models have chassis and running gear, generator, traction motors and controls, and Ingersoll Rand provided the diesel engine. The principle of operation was the same as modern locomotives, the diesel engine driving a main generator of 600 volts DC with four axle-hung traction motors. In contrast to the ALCO boxcabs having a design with side doors and ladders the GE boxcabs have front doors and end platforms with steps. The underframe was cast iron. The radiator system was sitting on the roof of the locomotive. At each locomotive end a GE Model CD65 motor with a Sturtevant multivane fan[2] was pressing air through the radiators.
Two models were in series production and two versions were only produced once:
- a 60-Ton locomotive with a six-cylinder four-stroke in-line engine of 300 hp
- a 100-Ton locomotive with two of the same engines as the 60-Ton model
- a 120-Ton locomotive with a single six-cylinder 800 hp unit (1 prototype built for Erie Railroad)
- a 120-Ton locomotive with two of the same engines as the 60-Ton model (1 unit built for CN) [3]
Surviving examples
The only surviving GE boxcab is the 100-ton unit built in December 1929 and delivered to the contractor Foley Brothers in January 1930. It was used with the road number 110-1 for pulling coal trains in a Northern Pacific Railway owned mine in Coalstrip, Montana till it was withdrawn somewhere in the 1960s and later ended up in the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, CA. In December 2011 it was moved to the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento CA.[4]
Literatur
- Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter’s Guide. Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach Publishing Company. ISBN 0-89024-026-4.
References
- ^ "CNJ No.1000". www.borail.org. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ^ "Sturtevant Multivane Fan". www.sturtevantfan.com. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
- ^ Campbell, John F. "AGEIR Diesel Locomotive Roster". sbiii.com. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
- ^ Berliner. "GE-IR Foley Bros. #110-1 Boxcab Page". Retrieved 2016-06-07.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to GE boxcab.
- Campbell, John F. (2012-09-27). "Post-AGEIR GE/I-R Diesel Locomotive Roster". S. Berliner, III.
- Snell, Jack (2012-10-03). "Foley Brothers Construction 110-1 - GE/Ingersoll-Rand B6-5 108T Boxcab 1". Flickr.
- "Foley Bros Box Cab". Docent Roundhouse. California State Railroad Museum.
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