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GENERAL MOTORS
LOColloTIVES
SOUTHERN
2900
4000 H.P. DIESEL PASSENGER LOCOMOTIVE. . DESIGNED AND BUILT BY ELECTRO-MOTIVE DIVISION. . GENERAL MOTORS
LA GRANGE, ILLINOIS U. S. A
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H. P. DIESEL PASSENGER LOCOMOTIVE
Designed and Built for
SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM
This Diesel passenger locomotive consists of one lead Each engine is directly coupled to a DC generator.
and one booster unit, each equipped with two 12- The direct current is fed through control apparatus to
cyclinder, V-type, 2-cycle GM Diesel engines having a the eight traction motors—two per truck-geared
bore of 8/2", stroke 10" and a unit fuel injection system. directly to the driving axles. There are two six-wheel
The engines are rated a full 1000 horsepower for pro- trucks under each unit. The traction motors power
pulsion at 800 RPM, providing a total of 2000 horse- only the front and rear axles of each truck. The center
power per unit and 4000 horsepower for the locomotive. axle is load bearing.
SPECIFICATIONS
DIMENSIONS (per unit)
SUPPLIES (per unit)
WEIGHTS (per unit - approximate)
Overall length over couplers, lead unit. 71-634" Fuel oil...
1200 gals. Total loaded weight on rails, lead unit......313,300 lbs.
Overall length over couplers, booster unit
70'-0" Sand, lead unit only...
16 cu. ft. Total loaded weight on rails, booster unit...303,000 lbs.
Maximum width over grab irons....
10'-673" Lubricating oil
.330 gals. Loaded weight on drivers, lead unit........211,164 lbs.
Maximum height above rail.
.14'-11" Cooling water.
400 gals.
Loaded weight on drivers, booster unit. .....204,222 lbs.
Distance between truck centers.
Truck rigid wheel base
Wheel diameter
.36"
43'-0"
14'-1"
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