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Re: Re:(erielack) Re: EL List Daily V3 #1488

I spend most of the day under the hood of a car, inspecting a car, or trying
to sell a car.   End result, the thing with the pistons in it - is a motor.
455, 350, 4.3L, whatever -


Now if you want to get that critical, an engine is the entire locomotive,
coming from it's use in the terms "steam engine" or "diesel engine".   The
diesel itself, the thing with the pistons in it, is the Prime Mover, the
EMDs mentioned having two, the Alcos one.




Bill K.



- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Janet & Randy Brown" <jananran_@_mymailstation.com>
To: <pontiac_@_dreamscape.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 10:01 PM
Subject: Re:(erielack) Re: EL List Daily V3 #1488


> RS2's, RS3's, E8's and E9's had 4 motors each.  RS's had one engine each;
E's had two engines each.  An RSm had one engine and four motors.  Please
don't confuse motors with engines in locomotives.
>
> Randy Brown
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> An RS2/3 is 1500/1600 HP as built.
>
> E8/9's were 2250-2400 HP from two prime movers, so a single motor is
around 1200 HP depending how it was set up.  Conrail's RS3M's were rated
1200 HP and considered yard engines because of that.
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>
>


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