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The '''ACE 3000''' was a proposed modern 4-4-4-2 coal-burning [[steam locomotive]] design for Ross Rowland's ''ACE 3000 Project'' and for the [[American Coal Enterprises]], the locomotive was designed by [[Ross Rowland]] and was developed by American Coal Enterprises in the late 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web |title="ACE 3000" Steam Locomotive: Prototype, History, Horsepower |url=https://www.american-rails.com/ace-3000.html |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=American-Rails.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ACE 3000 Steam Locomotive - What Happened? - Trains Magazine - Trains News Wire, Railroad News, Railroad Industry News, Web Cams, and Forms |url=https://cs.trains.com/trn/f/111/t/79996.aspx |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=cs.trains.com}}</ref> |
The '''ACE 3000''' was a proposed modern 4-4-4-2 coal-burning [[steam locomotive]] design for Ross Rowland's ''ACE 3000 Project'' and for the [[American Coal Enterprises]], the locomotive was designed by [[Ross Rowland]] and was developed by American Coal Enterprises in the late 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web |title="ACE 3000" Steam Locomotive: Prototype, History, Horsepower |url=https://www.american-rails.com/ace-3000.html |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=American-Rails.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ACE 3000 Steam Locomotive - What Happened? - Trains Magazine - Trains News Wire, Railroad News, Railroad Industry News, Web Cams, and Forms |url=https://cs.trains.com/trn/f/111/t/79996.aspx |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=cs.trains.com}}</ref> |
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== Testing == |
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In 1985, [[Chesapeake and Ohio 614]] was modified to do better performance under the guidance of David Wardale. For several weeks between January and February of 1985, No. 614 (renumbered to 614-T, with the "''T''" denoting ''testing'') had hauled several coal trains between [[Huntington, West Virginia]] and [[Hinton, West Virginia]]. |
In 1985, [[Chesapeake and Ohio 614]] was modified to do better performance under the guidance of David Wardale. For several weeks between January and February of 1985, No. 614 (renumbered to 614-T, with the "''T''" denoting ''testing'') had hauled several coal trains between [[Huntington, West Virginia]] and [[Hinton, West Virginia]]. |
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The ACE 3000 was a proposed modern 4-4-4-2 coal-burning steam locomotive design for Ross Rowland's ACE 3000 Project and for the American Coal Enterprises, the locomotive was designed by Ross Rowland and was developed by American Coal Enterprises in the late 1970s.[2][3]
Testing
In 1985, Chesapeake and Ohio 614 was modified to do better performance under the guidance of David Wardale. For several weeks between January and February of 1985, No. 614 (renumbered to 614-T, with the "T" denoting testing) had hauled several coal trains between Huntington, West Virginia and Hinton, West Virginia.
And in the 1970s, the oil crisis had hit and it was causing problems for the railroads that had dieselized in order to cut costs and operating diesels was getting more expensive.
Design:
Development of the modern 4-4-4-2 coal-burning steam locomotive that was classified as the ACE 3000 was done by American Coal Enterprises, which was founded to raise funds to build this steam locomotive using modern technologies that could make steam just as efficient as ever than diesels.[4]
It was designed using a duplex-drive which meant that it would be a duplex locomotive and was designed to be a cab-forward steam locomotive.
It's tractive effort would have been 70,000 lbf (3.11.38 kN) between speeds of 0-15 mph (0-24 km/h), with its continuous tractive effort at 100,000 lbf (444.82 kN)
Patent and end result:
The patent was filed on January 17th, 1984 and Chessie System was willing to buy an example of the ACE 3000.[5] But the ACE 3000 was never built and that reason to why it wasn't built is because when the oil crisis had came to an end, the prices for diesel locomotives had went down and thus the ACE 3000 Project was tragically cancelled.
See also:
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ ""ACE 3000" Steam Locomotive: Prototype, History, Horsepower". American-Rails.com. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- ^ "ACE 3000 Steam Locomotive - What Happened? - Trains Magazine - Trains News Wire, Railroad News, Railroad Industry News, Web Cams, and Forms". cs.trains.com. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- ^ "The Ultimate Steam Page". www.trainweb.org. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- ^ ACE 3000 Patent
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