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On the following video we have a GE diesel electric train on a stall. On a standard train of 80 cars or more the weight can be over 10,000 tons, or over 20,000,000 pounds.The train has diesel engines which drives large generators. The electricity generated drives traction motors at the wheels.
With my limited knowledge of electronics if I were to design traction motors I can imagine the black smoke rolling and the smell of burnt electrical brushes before those wheels tool their first rotation!
I am a railfanner too by the way
With my limited knowledge of electronics if I were to design traction motors I can imagine the black smoke rolling and the smell of burnt electrical brushes before those wheels tool their first rotation!
I am a railfanner too by the way
