Illinois Central, University of Illinois Dynamometer Car
—1943 —
Built by the Illinois Central railroad at it's Burnside shops in Chicago with the instruments provided by the University of Illinois (the car was jointly owned). The dynamometer car is a rolling laboratory that tests the pulling power of locomotives. The front coupler is attached to the frame by a hydraulic cylinder. The pull of a locomotive moves a piston in the cylinder and measuring instruments in the car record data. The system is so sensitive it can detect the forces of a person pulling on the coupler and so strong that it tested an engine pulling a 213 car coal train. Number 30 is 60 feet long, weighs 125,000 pounds and contains an operating compartment with recording table, instruments and tool bench, 2 staterooms which accommodate 4 people each, toilet, shower and kitchen. This car was last used behind a steam locomotive in 1952 and was only used once behind a diesel-electric in 1955. Donated in 1969 by the Illinois Central Railroad and University of Illinois.HM Number | HM2G6O |
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Placed By | Museum of Transportation |
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Date Added | Sunday, April 28th, 2019 at 5:03pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 721209 N 4272351 |
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Decimal Degrees | 38.57210000, -90.46078333 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 34.326', W 90° 27.647' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 34' 19.56" N, 90° 27' 38.82" W |
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