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dougvv

July 09, 2016 01:05AM

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Hi,

I have a hang-up with these terms and can not recall if there is a way to convert between them.

Most steamers are rated in pounds of tractive effort (TE). There is a nice formula to calculate this.

Diesels are rated in horsepower.

I have a folio sheet for a PRR B1 (0-C-0) electric that has a rating of 50,000 pounds of "tractive power"

1) Can TE be converted to horsepower? I seem to recall this is more like comparing apples and oranges.

2) What is tractive power? I assume it is meant to be tractive effort.

Thanks.

Doug vV

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Tractive effort, horsepower, and tractive power	dougvv	July 09, 2016 01:05AM
Re: Tractive effort, horsepower, and tractive power	bcp	July 09, 2016 02:05AM
Re: Tractive effort, horsepower, and tractive power	rehunn	July 09, 2016 11:11AM
Re: Tractive effort, horsepower, and tractive power	John Hewlett	July 09, 2016 08:23PM
Re: Tractive effort, horsepower, and tractive power	Bruce R. Pier	July 09, 2016 08:52PM
Re: Tractive effort, horsepower, and tractive power	dougvv	July 09, 2016 10:44PM
Re: Tractive effort, horsepower, and tractive power	hoghead1	July 11, 2016 09:04AM
Re: Tractive effort, horsepower, and tractive power	Russo Loco	July 14, 2016 12:48PM
Re: Tractive effort, horsepower, and tractive power	et&wnc	July 14, 2016 02:14PM
Re: Tractive effort, horsepower, and tractive power	dougvv	July 14, 2016 03:01PM
rolling resistance - Re: Tractive effort, horsepower, and tractive power	dougvv	July 14, 2016 03:44PM
Re: Tractive effort, horsepower, and tractive power	bcp	July 09, 2016 11:10PM
Re: Tractive effort, horsepower, and tractive power	GeorgeGaskill	July 10, 2016 03:49AM
Re: Tractive effort, horsepower, and tractive power	Earl	July 10, 2016 08:19AM
Re: Tractive effort, horsepower, and tractive power	Scott Gibbs	July 11, 2016 05:03PM
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