Great Northern boxcab (3 phase)
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The GN boxcab locomotives were the first electric locomotives purchased by the Great Northern Railway (GN) for use through the Cascade Tunnel.
The four units delivered were designated as Alco-GE three-phase 5000 series locomotives. The electric locomotives produced 1,000 hp (750 kW) each and had a B-B wheel arrangement. They were three-phase electric locomotives, built in February and March 1909, delivered in Pullman Green. The GN numbered them 5000–5003 and they were used until May 1927.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Manson, Arthur J. (1923). Railroad Electrification and the Electric Locomotive. New York, NY: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. ISBN 978-587167932-6. Refer to Table F, p.318-319, Line 8
- ^ "GN Alco-GE 3-phase 5000s". The Great Northern Empire. 2005. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
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