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Boston & Maine No. 5000 to 5006
In the 4.75 mile long Hoosac Tunnel in Massachusetts, growing traffic volumes at the beginning of the century caused major problems for the operation with steam locomotives due to smoke and steam. So the Boston & Main...
General
| Property | Boston & Maine No. 5000 to 5006Remove |
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| Built | 1910, 1917 |
| Manufacturers | mechanical part: Baldwin, electrical part: Westinghouse |
| Wheel arrangement | 1-B+B-1 |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (Standard gauge) |
Dimensions and weights
| Property | Boston & Maine No. 5000 to 5006Remove |
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| Length | 14.63 m |
| Wheelbase | 11.74 m |
| Service weight | 120.5 t |
Power
| Property | Boston & Maine No. 5000 to 5006Remove |
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| Power source | electric - AC |
| Electric systems | 11.000 V 25 Hz |
| Hourly power | 1,119 kW (1,521 PS) |
| Continuous power | 1,007 kW (1,369 PS) |
| Top speed | 60 km/h |
Calculated values
| Property | Boston & Maine No. 5000 to 5006Remove |
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| Power-to-weight ratio | 9.3 kW/t |
