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(erielack) E 8 freight conversion
Would there not also have been a problem mounting the traction motors, given
that the axle spacings might not have been sufficient on the A-1-A Blomberg
trucks to install three motors, especially with the larger wheels?
Tom B
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From: "Schuyler Larrabee" <schuyler.larrabee_@_verizon.net>
To: <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 10:30 PM
Subject: RE: (erielack) Semi-OT: NJT/NJ DOT E8 4324 paint job
>
> So, what was
>> the story with the freight conversion of EL's E8s?
>>
>> Phil
>
> It turns out that it was a good deal more complex than it sounds. Change
> the gears and head out to
> pull freight? Not quite. They had to change out the wheels because of
> the size of the gears, so
> they ended up riding on different size wheels (40" instead of 36", I
> think, do not quote me on
> that.) That changed the height of the couplers, and so they needed to be
> modified. There were
> other changes as well, including speed recording equipment. It was a lot
> of work.
>
> OTOH, EL got a lot of miles out of the E8s after the conversion, using
> equipment that would
> otherwise have lain idle.
>
> SGL
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