and in the locomotive they are used to combine the output of more than one engine. The loco had four smaller-than-normal diesel traction motors that could be combined, but even then, it wasn’t done.

The transformation took place at the CSX locomotive shop in Huntington, W.Va. The conversion team reused several components, including the frame, cab, traction motors and trucks. As such, “converting ...

JUST A FEW YEARS LATER, SHE FOUND HERSELF WORKING IN NORTH PLATTE AS A LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER. I APPLIED FOR THIS JOB THAT CALLED ME TO BE A TRACTION MOTOR CLERK. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT A TRACTION MOTOR ...

TMX-Electrotech (part of TMX Energy Solutions) has started producing asynchronous traction motors of four new types. They are used in modern electric trains, shunting locomotives and electric ...

Back EMF is a function of motor design and rotational speed. The faster the locomotive goes, the more back EMF traction motors create. At some point, the back EMF becomes great enough that ...

Traction motors have several advantages including ... electrification of railway networks and the conversion of diesel locomotives to electric locomotives. Rising use of high-capacity lithium ...