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Norfolk and Western Railway class LC-1

Index Norfolk and Western Railway class LC-1

The N&W LC-1 was a class of boxcab electric locomotives built by Baldwin-Westinghouse for the Norfolk and Western Railway. [1]

22 relations: Alternating current, Ancestry.com, Articulated locomotive, Baldwin-Westinghouse electric locomotives, Boxcab, Danville Register & Bee, Direct current, Electric locomotive, Elkhorn, West Virginia, Grade (slope), Norfolk and Western Railway, Pantograph (transport), Railway Age, Rotary phase converter, Single-phase electric power, Three-phase, Torque, Transformer, Volt, William D. Middleton, World War II, 2-6-6-2.

Alternating current

Alternating current (AC) is an electric current which periodically reverses direction, in contrast to direct current (DC) which flows only in one direction.

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Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com LLC is a privately held online company based in Lehi, Utah.

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Articulated locomotive

The term "articulated locomotive" usually means a steam locomotive with one or more engine units which can move independent of the main frame.

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Baldwin-Westinghouse electric locomotives

Baldwin, the locomotive manufacturer, and Westinghouse, the promoter of AC (alternating current) electrification, joined forces in 1895 to develop AC railway electrification.

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Boxcab

A boxcab, in railroad terminology, is a locomotive in which the machinery and crew areas are enclosed in a box-like superstructure (from boxcar).

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Danville Register & Bee

The Danville Register & Bee is a daily newspaper serving Danville, Virginia, United States, published seven days a week.

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Direct current

Direct current (DC) is the unidirectional flow of electric charge.

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Electric locomotive

An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines, a third rail or on-board energy storage such as a battery or a supercapacitor.

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Elkhorn, West Virginia

Elkhorn is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States.

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Grade (slope)

The grade (also called slope, incline, gradient, mainfall, pitch or rise) of a physical feature, landform or constructed line refers to the tangent of the angle of that surface to the horizontal.

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Norfolk and Western Railway

The Norfolk and Western Railway was a US class I railroad, formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982.

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Pantograph (transport)

A pantograph (or "pan") is an apparatus mounted on the roof of an electric train, tram or electric bus to collect power through contact with an overhead line.

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Railway Age

Railway Age is an American trade journal for the rail transport industry.

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Rotary phase converter

A rotary phase converter, abbreviated RPC, is an electrical machine that converts power from one polyphase system (including frequency) to another, converting through rotary motion.

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Single-phase electric power

In electrical engineering, single-phase electric power is the distribution of alternating current electric power using a system in which all the voltages of the supply vary in unison.

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Three-phase

In electrical engineering, three-phase electric power systems have at least three conductors carrying alternating current voltages that are offset in time by one-third of the period.

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Torque

Torque, moment, or moment of force is rotational force.

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Transformer

A transformer is a static electrical device that transfers electrical energy between two or more circuits through electromagnetic induction.

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Volt

The volt (symbol: V) is the derived unit for electric potential, electric potential difference (voltage), and electromotive force.

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William D. Middleton

William D. Middleton (March 25, 1928 – July 10, 2011) was an American reporter, writer and photographer.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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2-6-6-2

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, a is a locomotive with one pair of unpowered leading wheels, followed by two sets of three pairs of powered driving wheels and one pair of trailing wheels.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_and_Western_Railway_class_LC-1

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