#30

#30 (HM2G6O)

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N 38° 34.326', W 90° 27.647'

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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.
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HM NumberHM2G6O
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Placed ByMuseum of Transportation
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Date Added Sunday, April 28th, 2019 at 5:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 721209 N 4272351
Decimal Degrees38.57210000, -90.46078333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 34.326', W 90° 27.647'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 34' 19.56" N, 90° 27' 38.82" W
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