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Fairbanks-Morse Consolidated line (passenger)

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As Fairbanks-Morse had outsourced the production of their post-war “Erie-built” to GE what had been costly, they developed the Consolidated line for production in their own shops. While the general layout, dimensions ...

	Fairbanks-Morse Consolidated line (passenger)Remove
Variant	CPA-16-4 CPA-16-4 CPA-16-5 CPA-20-5 CPA-24-5
Built	1951-1954
Manufacturers	Fairbanks-Morse;Canadian Locomotive Co.
Wheel arrangement	BoBo
Gauge	1435 mm
Length	17145 mm
Service mass	118615 kg
Top speed	129 km/h
Power
Engine	Fairbanks-Morse 38D-8 1/8

General

Property	Fairbanks-Morse Consolidated line (passenger) CPA-16-4 CPA-16-4 CPA-16-5 CPA-20-5 CPA-24-5 Remove
Built	1951-1954
Manufacturers	Fairbanks-Morse, Canadian Locomotive Co.
Wheel arrangement	B-B
Gauge	1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property	Fairbanks-Morse Consolidated line (passenger) CPA-16-4 CPA-16-4 CPA-16-5 CPA-20-5 CPA-24-5 Remove
Length	17.15 m
Service mass	118.6 t
Adhesion mass	118.6 t
Axle load	29.7 t

Power plant

Property	Fairbanks-Morse Consolidated line (passenger) CPA-16-4 CPA-16-4 CPA-16-5 CPA-20-5 CPA-24-5 Remove
Engine	Fairbanks-Morse 38D-8 1/8
Engine type	8-cyl. opposed diesel

Power

Property	Fairbanks-Morse Consolidated line (passenger) CPA-16-4 CPA-16-4 CPA-16-5 CPA-20-5 CPA-24-5 Remove
Power source	diesel-electric
Indicated power	1,193 kW (1,622 PS)
Top speed	129 km/h
Starting effort	187.7 kN

Calculated values

Property	Fairbanks-Morse Consolidated line (passenger) CPA-16-4 CPA-16-4 CPA-16-5 CPA-20-5 CPA-24-5 Remove
Factor of adhesion	1 : 6.20
Power-to-weight ratio	10.1 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total	1 : 1.00

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