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[quote user="CSSHEGEWISCH"] The continuous rating is the most horsepower that the onboard electrical equipment can handle without being damaged or destroyed. There are also higher short-term ratings which are limited by the time that the equipment can handle the overload before being damaged.[/quote] That is not different between Diesel-electrics and straight elelectrics. In both locomotives the electrical equipment is the limiting factor in most cases the traction motors. Both types have short time limits. Than there is the difference between DC and AC motor. DC is much more prone to overheating which determines the short term rating. AC motors are much more robust that short term rating doesn't matter anymore. Regards, Volker
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