GE E60
GE E60 | |
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Wheel diameter |
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Wheelbase | 13 ft 7 in (4.14 m) (E60CP) |
Length |
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Width | 10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) (E60CP) |
Height | 14 ft 7 in (4.45 m) (E60CP) |
Loco weight | 387,000–426,000 lb (176,000–193,000 kg) |
Fuel capacity | 500 US gal (1,900 L; 420 imp gal) (E60CP) |
Water cap. | 4,800 US gal (18,000 L; 4,000 imp gal) (E60CP) |
Sandbox cap. | 56 cu ft (1.6 m3) (E60CP) |
Electric system/s |
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Pantograph Stone Faiveley | |
Traction motors |
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Transmission | Alternating current fed through multi-voltage transformer to silicon phase angle control to provide direct current to six traction motors. |
MU working | AAR |
Train heating |
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Cab Signal System, ATC |
Performance figures | |
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Maximum speed | 72–120 mph (116–193 km/h) |
Power output | 6,000 hp (4.5 MW) |
Tractive effort |
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Retired |
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Disposition | Several in active service, three preserved, rest scrapped |
The GE E60 is a family of six-axle 6,000 hp (4.5 MW)
The E60s were successful in the coal-hauling role. They ran on the BM&LP for decades and remain in use on several mining railroads in the
Design
The
The heavy loads of coal on BM&LP drove GE's design choices on the E60C. GE chose a six-axle (C-C) design, with 42 in (1,067 mm) wheels instead of the standard 40 in (1,016 mm) wheels. This was necessary because of the locomotive's 85:21
GE made a number of changes when it redesigned the E60C for passenger use. The new design was lighter, at 387,000 lb (175,540 kg), and longer, at 71 ft 3 in (21.7 m). A gearing of 68:38 permitted a maximum design speed of 120 mph (193 km/h). The starting tractive effort was considerably lower at 75,000 lbf (334 kN), with a continuous rating of 34,000 lbf (151 kN).
GE revised the design in the early 1980s for use by
History
Black Mesa and Lake Powell Railroad
The planned weight of a loaded coal train at the Black Mesa and Lake Powell (BM&LP) was 11,424.5–12,989.5 short tons (10,364.1–11,783.9 t). GE intended that the E60Cs work in multiple, three per train, to handle this load.[4] The BM&LP ordered a total of six locomotives between 1972–1976, allowing it to operate two trains at once.[11][12] The BM&LP acquired six former Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México E60C-2s after the latter discontinued electric operations in the late 1990s. These displaced the original E60Cs.[13] The Arizona State Railroad Museum of Williams, Arizona took possession of ex-BM&LP E60C No. 6001 in 2010.[14]
Amtrak and New Jersey Transit
Operation on the electrified portion of the
Amtrak ordered 26 E60s in 1973; 15 on March 26, 1973, and a further 11 on October 12. The total cost of the order was $18.4 million.[20] The initial order was for 15 locomotives with steam generators and 11 with head-end power,[21] but 9 of the first type were switched to using head-end power as Amtrak ramped up acquisition of Amfleet cars.[7] Amtrak anticipated that E60-hauled Amfleet trains could displace both the GG1s and the mechanically-unreliable Metroliners.[22]
The E60s began arriving in November 1974; they were the first locomotives to carry Amtrak's new
As the AEM-7s arrived Amtrak began disposing of its E60s. It sold two E60CHs to the
New Jersey Transit began buying
Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México
The single largest order of E60Cs was by
TFM traded 22 of the E60C-2s to
Deseret-Western Railway
In addition to the 39 locomotives delivered to NdeM, GE built two E60C-2s for the
Notes
- ^ a b c d General Electric. "Operating Manual – Class E-60CP Thyristor Type Locomotive (Ref: GEJ-5688B)". Bob Kise's Railroad Picture Archives (pdf). p. 1. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ McSparran 1974, p. 390
- ^ a b "Railway transports coal". Lake Powell Chronicle. Page, Arizona. June 2, 1976. p. 11.
- ^ a b c d McSparran 1974, p. 385
- ^ McSparran 1974, p. 389
- ^ Solomon 2003, p. 76
- ^ a b c Simon & Warner 2011, p. 76
- ISSN 0033-8915.
- ^ a b c Bailey 1983, p. 301
- ^ Ephraim 1983, p. 52
- ^ Pinkepank & Marre 1979, p. 95
- ^ Morgan 1974, p. 19
- ^ a b Middleton 2001, p. 409
- ^ "Arizona museum gets electric locomotive delivery by truck". Trains News Wire. September 3, 2010. (subscription required)
- ^ Kelly, John (June 5, 2001). "Amtrak's beginnings". Classic Trains. Archived from the original on October 15, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
- ^ Simon & Warner 2011, p. 108
- ^ GAO 1976, p. 29
- ^ Phillips 1971, p. 10
- ^ GAO 1976, p. 30
- ^ Congress 1974, p. 41
- ^ Ingles 1975, p. 25
- ^ GAO 1976, p. 31
- ^ Holland 2009, p. 59
- ^ GAO 1976, p. 32
- ^ USDOT 1978, p. 71
- ^ Cudahy 2002, p. 86
- ^ "Kean reveals transit grants" (PDF). Daily Register. Red Bank, NJ. October 13, 1983. p. A4. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 13, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ "Ask price cut on locomotives" (PDF). The Sunday Register. Red Bank, NJ. May 15, 1983. p. B13. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ Ingles 1986, p. 11
- ^ Simon & Warner 2011, pp. 75–76
- ^ Cupper 1988, p. 57
- New Jersey Transit. 2014. p. 45. Archived from the original(PDF) on June 15, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
- ^ Del Vecchio 1998, p. 39
- ^ "URHS Equipment Collection". United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey. January 7, 2016. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. "Amtrak E60 No. 603 – Originally No. 964". Archived from the original on June 17, 2008. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
- ^ Ephraim 1983, p. 51
- ^ Murray 2003, p. 34
- ^ Raul V. Bravo and Associates (August 2000). "Electric Rolling Stock Equipment Power" (PDF). 25 kV ac Electrification Project. Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. pp. 4–6.
- ^ GO Transit 2001, p. 1-1
- ^ Harbour 1999, p. 22
- ^ "Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana". Railway Age. April 1, 1998. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2017 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ Harwell 2012, p. 50
- ^ Middleton 2001, p. 407
- ^ a b Trains 2010, p. 66
- ^ Harwell 2012, p. 51
- ^ Middleton 2001, p. 408
References
- "They Run Coal Trains Where?". ISSN 0041-0934.
- Bailey, William A. (1983). "The New E60C High Efficiency Electric Locomotive for Heavy Duty Service". Conference record, Industry Applications Society, IEEE-IAS-1983 annual meeting. IEEE – IAS – 1983 Annual Meeting. New York: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. pp. 301–306.
- Cudahy, Brian J. (2002), Rails Under the Mighty Hudson (2nd ed.), New York: OCLC 911046235
- Cupper, Dan (July 1988). "Amtrak's Keystone Service". ISSN 0163-7266.
- Del Vecchio, Mike (August 1998). "New Jersey Transit: Big and Getting Bigger". ISSN 0041-0934.
- Transportation Research Record(939): 51–54.
- OCLC 2282654.
- Hatch Mott MacDonald (April 2001). "Electrification Study – Update: Lakeshore Line" (PDF). GO Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 7, 2016.
- Harbour, Mike (July 1999). "New spur, more electrics on tap for Texas utility". ISSN 0041-0934.
- Harwell, Jeffrey A. (February 2012). "From Electric to Diesel". ISSN 0041-0934.
- Holland, Kevin J. (Spring–Summer 2009). "Amtrak's F40PH: From dark clouds, a silver lining". Railroad History (200): 56–65.
- Ingles, J. David (December 1975). "The power behind the pointless arrow". ISSN 0041-0934.
- Ingles, J. David (May 1986). "Arrivals & Departures". ISSN 0041-0934.
- McSparran, L. W. (May 1974). "E60C Electric Locomotives For the Black Mesa and Lake Powell Railroad". IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. IA-10 (3): 385–390. ISSN 0093-9994.
- ISBN 978-0-253-33979-9.
- Morgan, David P. (October 1974). "America's finest railroad". ISSN 0041-0934.
- Murray, Tom (November 2003). "U.S. railroading's new frontier". ISSN 0041-0934.
- Phillips, Don (August 1971). "Amtrak Q. & A.". ISSN 0041-0934.
- Pinkepank, Jerry A.; Marre, Louis A. (1979). Diesel Spotter's Guide Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: ISBN 0-89024-029-9.
- Simon, Elbert; Warner, David C. (2011). Holland, Kevin J. (ed.). Amtrak by the Numbers: A Comprehensive Passenger Car and Motive Power Roster – 1971–2011. Kansas City, Missouri: White River Productions. ISBN 978-1-932804-12-6.
- Solomon, Brian (2003). Electric Locomotives. St. Paul, Minnesota: ISBN 978-0-7603-1359-6.
- United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Subcommittee on Transportation and Aeronautics (1974). Amtrak authorization—1975 hearings before the Subcommittee on Transportation and Aeronautics of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Ninety-third Congress, second session, on H.R. 15427 and H.R. 15428 ... June 17 and 20, 1974 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office.
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Further reading
- Burks, Edward C. (December 19, 1975). "AMTRAK WILL USE NEW LOCOMOTIVES: New York-Washington Run to Get 6 by Next Week". The New York Times. p. 18.
- Myrick, David F. (1993). New Mexico's railroads: a historical survey. Albuquerque: ISBN 978-0-8263-1185-6.
- Withuhn, William L. (1999). "Risk and the Real Cost of Electrification". Railroad History (181): 80–91. ISSN 0090-7847.