Američke elektre

Jučer navečer sam malo istraživao o Američkim elektrama (Amtrak) i našao nekoliko zanimljivih fotografija!
Francuska lokomotiva CC 21003 za potrebe testiranja prodana je Amtraku. Na Američkim željeznicama vozila je pod brojem X996.
Testirana je 1977 na Amtrakovom sjeveroistočnom koridoru između New Yorka i Washingtona.
Prije odlaska u Ameriku, modernizirana je u Francuskoj.

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Reinforced pilot beams to comply with AAR buff force standards
New coupler pockets for standard knuckle couplers, replacing the European screw-link and buffer combination
A new transformer, for the 11kV 25Hz supply on the Northeast Corridor, instead of the 25kV 50Hz supply in France. The lower frequency required a larger core, and the transformer built at the Venissieux shops weighed in at 13.5 metric tons, 2.5 more than the original transformer.
Modified control systems and thyristor firing logic in order to operate under
25Hz instead of 50Hz
New AC motors in the cooling oil pumps and blowers
Pilots extending further downwards than on French units, per AAR standards
A second air compressor, per AAR standards
New headlights and a bell, per AAR standards
An new pantograph with increased vertical reach
Amtrak cab signaling and speed control equipment
Amtrak's silver paint scheme with the contemporary striping
English labeling in the cab and manuals

Nažalost, nije se pokazala jako dobra. Amtrak je kupio lokomotive AEM-7.







Izvor: http://www.amtrakhistoricalsociety.org/x996.html

Još zanimljivih elektri:
X995, vrlo slična našoj Asei!

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Ljepše bi izgledala na Co' postoljima. To je varijanta za JT-a sa elektro i dizel pogonom.

Ima i Co' Co' verzija!

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