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词条 FM P-12-42
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  2. References

  3. Further reading

  4. External links

{{more footnotes|date=March 2018}}{{unreliable sources|date=March 2018}}{{Infobox Locomotive
| name=Fairbanks-Morse P-12-42
| powertype=Electro-diesel
| image=Boston and Maine Railroad -1.jpg
| caption=An FM P-12-42, Boston and Maine Railroad #1
| builder=Fairbanks-Morse
| serialnumber = 17L1058–17L1061
| buildmodel=P-12-42
| builddate=1957 (NH), 1958 (B&M)
| totalproduction=4
| aarwheels=B-2
| uicclass=B′2′
| gauge={{track gauge|ussg}}
| length={{convert|60|ft|0|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
| width={{convert|10|ft|6|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
| height={{convert|12|ft|0|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
| locoweight={{convert|200000|lb|t|1|abbr=on}}
| electricsystem=660 V DC Third rail (NH only)
| collectionmethod=Contact shoe (NH only)
| primemover=
| enginetype=FM 38D-8 1/8
| cylindercount=8, Opposed piston
| cylindersize={{convert|8.125|x|10|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
| aspiration=
| displacement=
| generator = DC Generator
| transmission= Diesel electric
| tractionmotors= DC traction motors
| maxspeed={{convert|117|mph|km/h}}
| poweroutput={{convert|1200|hp|kW|-1|abbr=on}} for traction
| tractiveeffort={{convert|50000|lbf|kN|1|abbr=on}}
| trainheating = {{convert|400|hp|kW|-1|abbr=on}} Head end power from prime mover
| locobrakes=Straight air
| trainbrakes=Air
| operator=Boston and Maine Railroad,
New Haven
| operatorclass=NH: EDER-7
| fleetnumbers = B&M: 1–2,
NH: 3100–3101
| locale=North America
| disposition=All Scrapped
}}

The P-12-42, also known as the Speed Merchant, was a streamlined, {{convert|1200|hp|abbr=on}} locomotive built between 1957–1958 by Fairbanks-Morse, specifically to operate on each end of the Talgo train produced by American Car and Foundry. This model represented F-M's attempted entry into the lightweight locomotive market, but only four of the low-slung units were produced: the first pair was purchased by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad for their John Quincy Adams train (New York, New York to Boston, Massachusetts), while the second pair went to the Boston and Maine Railroad for their Speed Merchant train (Boston, Massachusetts to Portland, Maine).

The P-12-42's eight-cylinder opposed piston engine was rated at {{convert|1600|hp}} after 1950, but train lighting and other ancillary loads ("hotel" power) used about 25% of output, leaving {{convert|1200|hp}} for traction. The 100-ton units measured {{convert|60|ft|0|in|m|2|abbr=on}} long by {{convert|10|ft|6|in|m|2|abbr=on}} wide by {{convert|12|ft|0|in|m|2|abbr=on}} high, and were configured in a B-2 wheel arrangement mounted atop a pair of two-axle AAR road trucks, geared for {{convert|117|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} with only the first two axles powered. The P-12-42 was one of the first locomotives to have its prime mover configured to run at a constant speed, with traction generator output regulated solely by excitation.

The New Haven locomotives were dual-powered, and came equipped with third-rail pickups to allow them to operate in New York's Grand Central Terminal, becoming the first dual-power locomotives light enough to operate on the Park Avenue Viaduct

F-M expected to sell many more units to the New Haven, and to spin the technological advance off into a line of passenger units, including a proposal that used a Train Master-style carbody, but with financial troubles preventing F-M from extending financing to customers,{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} the cash-strapped New Haven ultimately opted to purchase a fleet of sixty EMD FL9s instead, as GM financing was available for the purchase.

The New Haven's Talgo train was sold to Ferrocarril de Langreo for service in Spain, in 1962, and their locomotives sat unused afterwards, until being scrapped in 1971.[1] The Boston and Maine's train remained in service until 1964.[2]

See also

  • The Roger Williams, a lightweight, high speed DMU train, built for the New Haven.
  • The Dan'l Webster, a lightweight train, operated by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad.

References

1. ^{{cite web| title=A story of George Alpert, the last president of the New Haven Railroad| url=http://www.geocities.com/penney_vanderbilt/Trains/Alpert.html|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/penney_vanderbilt/Trains/Alpert.html&date=2009-10-26+00:25:04|archivedate=2009-10-26}}
2. ^{{cite web| title=Boston & Maine Passenger Equipment after 1940| author=VanBokkelen, James B.| year=1997–2009| url=http://www.faracresfarm.com/jbvb/rr/bmrr/passenger.html#Talgo| accessdate=March 29, 2009}}

Further reading

  • {{cite web |title=Fairbanks-Morse 38D8 Diesel Engine |work=PSRM Diesel Locomotives |url=http://www.psrm.org/roster/diesel/fm/index.html |accessdate=January 1, 2006 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060526222933/http://www.psrm.org/roster/diesel/fm/index.html |archivedate=May 26, 2006 |df= }}
  • {{cite book | last = Kirkland | first = John F. | title = The Diesel Builders Volume 1: Fairbanks-Morse and Lima-Hamilton |date=November 1985 | publisher = Interurban Press

| isbn = 0-916374-69-6}}
  • {{Pinkepank diesel spotters guide 2}}
  • {{cite book|author=Sweetland, David R.|year=1996|title=C-Liners: Fairbanks-Morse's Consolidation Line of Locomotives|publisher=Withers Publishing, Halifax, PA|isbn=1-881411-10-9}} — also covers the P-12-42.

External links

  • Magazine advertisement from late 1955 depicting an artist's rendition of the New Haven's "John Quincy Adams" Talgo train
  • Late 1955 magazine advertisement depicting the Fairbanks-Morse "Speed Merchant" locomotive
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