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Transrapid 09 at the Emsland test facility in Lower Saxony, Germany A full trip on the Shanghai Transrapid maglev train Example of low-speed urban maglev system, Linimo. Maglev (derived from magnetic levitation) is a system of rail transport whose rolling stock is levitated by electromagnets rather than rolled on wheels, eliminating rolling resistance.
The Dash 3 suffix is not part of any official lineup, and is a loose designation for rebuilt Dash 2 series EMDs among several different railroads. One example of an SD40-3 rebuild program is the one conducted by CSX at its Huntington, WV Shops. It started in 2010 with 10 units upgraded and numbered 4000-4009; in 2011, 20 units went through the ...
The Dash 8-40CM is powered by a 4,000-horsepower (3,000 kW) 7FDL-16 diesel engine driving a GE GMG187 main alternator.The power generated by the main alternator drives six GE 752AG or 752AH direct current traction motors, each with a gear ratio of 83:20 and connected to 40-inch (1,000 mm) wheels which allow the Dash 8-40CM a maximum speed of 70 mph (110 km/h).
The GE B39-8 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems.It is part of the GE Dash 8 Series of freight locomotives. Following the production of the first three units for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, GE made many mechanical and electrical improvements that were reflected in a redesigned carbody for the remainder of production; these later units are ...
Track gauge conversion is the changing of one railway track gauge (the distance between the running rails) to another. In general, requirements depend on whether the conversion is from a wider gauge to a narrower gauge or vice versa, on how the rail vehicles can be modified to accommodate a track gauge conversion, and on whether the gauge conversion is manual or automated.
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Variable gauge systems allow railway vehicles to travel between two railways with different track gauges.Vehicles are equipped with variable gauge axles (VGA). The gauge is altered by driving the train through a gauge changer installed at the break of gauge which moves the wheels to the gauge desired.
The 1951 film version of When Worlds Collide used a rocket sled to launch the Ark, although the book did not. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel has a rocket sled in its initial cut-scene. Permission To Die (graphic novel) in an original James Bond story by Mike Grell, a sled-propelled rocket plays a crucial element to the plot.