From: lfsheldon@gmail.com

On 9/4/2016 15:09, Adam H. Kerman wrote:

> Even in interurban days, we've read that CNS&M RR, which did operate at
> grade through suburban territory, lost plenty of motors during winters
> with heavy snowfall.
>
> Motors need to be cooled. They need air intake. They need to be in a place
> under the railcar where they can provide traction. It's just the nature.

Don't diesel engines have the same problem?

> Anyway, CTA spec'ed how the motors were ventilated. It wasn't the
> manufacturer's problem.

I think the manufacturer has a moral responsibility to say "We are NOT
going to put our name on a defective design like that."
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-- Juvenal

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