by Allen Hazen
Curiosity question, inspired by the reference to "752 clone" traction motors. (THAT idea isn't unprecedented-- wasn't there a locomotive-building subsidiary of one of the big auto companies that basically copied the contemporary GE traction motor design* for its own production back in the 1930s? (Grin!))
When MK made its abortive bid to enter the market for heavy road locomotives with the CAT 3612 powered "MK5000," they got their traction motors from a company (which I think they bought whole!) called "Motor Coils". Were these motors close to the design used by one of the big U.S. locomotive builders? If so, were they 752 clones or D-87 clones?
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* ????GE 716???? At least that's what was used in their GE-assembled 1800 hp boxcab prototypes.
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(((PS: Old Loco Guy -- I reread your initial post: you said "EMD style" frames. Thinking you meant trade-in frames from scrapped geeps was my misinterpretation. Sorry.)))
When MK made its abortive bid to enter the market for heavy road locomotives with the CAT 3612 powered "MK5000," they got their traction motors from a company (which I think they bought whole!) called "Motor Coils". Were these motors close to the design used by one of the big U.S. locomotive builders? If so, were they 752 clones or D-87 clones?
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* ????GE 716???? At least that's what was used in their GE-assembled 1800 hp boxcab prototypes.
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(((PS: Old Loco Guy -- I reread your initial post: you said "EMD style" frames. Thinking you meant trade-in frames from scrapped geeps was my misinterpretation. Sorry.)))