GE 44 ton diesel eng/ 28 ton steeple cab elect eng/ slug reality check/s

[exPalaceDog]

1) Would have it been possible to wire a 28 ton steeple cab as slug for a GE 44 ton diesel?

2) Would it have been possible to add wiring to a GE Gas-electric car to allow it to MU with a GE 44 ton to form a push/pull train set?

3) Would it have been possible to use a GE 44 ton loco with the traction moters cut out to power an old interurban electric rotary snow plow such as the Conneaut & Erie once had?

4) Could an old interurbane portable sub-station with a rotary converter be modified to allow power from a GE 44 ton loco to be used to power 220v AC motors to power a saw mill where commerial power was unvailable? Baring that, copuld 600V DC motor/s be used to power 220V alternaters?

5) Could GE 70 ton, 45 ton, and 35 ton locos been modified to MU with GE 44 ton locos

6) Does the Old Dog perhaps need some lithum???

Have fun

[dknelson]

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Dave Nelson

[ndbprr]

yes. The reason I say that is Laclede Steel co. in Alton Il made slugs out of 44 tonners to run with their other 44 ton engines. I wrote an article for Trains many years ago but it must have gone to the same place any slides I ever sent went. One of their staff members asked for my slides that accompanied the article and I never saw them again. Live and learn.

[ndbprr]

One other thing. You could tell the slugs beacuse everything above the top of the frame had been removed and replaced with some 12" x12" billets.

[joseph2]

No to question #5. The 70 Ton is geared for high speeds,the 35 Ton is geaed for low speeds,like 20 mph.

[nfmisso]

QUOTE: Originally posted by exPalaceDog

1) Would have it been possible to wire a 28 ton steeple cab as slug for a GE 44 ton diesel?

Yes it is possible, may or may not be easy.

QUOTE:
2) Would it have been possible to add wiring to a GE Gas-electric car to allow it to MU with a GE 44 ton to form a push/pull train set?

Yes it is possible, may or may not be easy.

QUOTE:
3) Would it have been possible to use a GE 44 ton loco with the traction moters cut out to power an old interurban electric rotary snow plow such as the Conneaut & Erie once had?

Yes it is possible, may or may not be easy.

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4) Could an old interurbane portable sub-station with a rotary converter be modified to allow power from a GE 44 ton loco to be used to power 220v AC motors to power a saw mill where commerial power was unvailable? Baring that, copuld 600V DC motor/s be used to power 220V alternaters?

Yes it is possible, may or may not be easy. It depends on the input voltage and type the rotary converter was designed for. Any motor can be used to rotate an alternator provided that the motor has sufficient power output, and a mechanical coupling can be fabrictated.

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5) Could GE 70 ton, 45 ton, and 35 ton locos been modified to MU with GE 44 ton locos

Yes it is possible, but may not be easy. The 70 ton would need different gearing as was metioned above.

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6) Does the Old Dog perhaps need some lithum???

yes

[Jetrock]

The only thing about portable substations is that they are designed to convert high-voltage power line power to 600/1200/1500 volts, so they might not be the right thing to convert the power from a 44 tonner's generator to 220v--I imagine a 600/220 transformer would be a lot smaller than the boxcar-sized portable substation.