That would give them about the same HP/axle as an SD 24. By the 70s, of course, that was not a big deal; the SD 45 already had 600 HP/axle. Bet they'd have made fabulous hump engines!! TAB - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Brezicki" <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net> To: "EL Mailing List" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net> Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 6:31 AM Subject: (erielack) E8 Freight Conversion > There was really no need for 3 traction motors with a 12 cylinder, 1100 > (approx) hp prime mover anyway. > > Paul B > > True, but if they were going to make them a C-C unit(see the original > question) from A1A, they would be trying to mount a motor on the idler > axle > of the E8. I'm not sure there would have been room to do it on those > trucks > due to the motor positioning, as Gary notes. There may not have been room > in > any event, simply because there would not have been space in that truck > design to fit three motors. The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
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