N E W  Y O R K  &
W E S T E R N

ny&w-blue.gif (1170 bytes)

 "...The Tri-State Gateway"
railine.gif (598 bytes)

rs1v2.gif (19062 bytes)

Speed
MPH

Tractive
Effort

Time
Limit

Level

0.5%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

5.0

50000

4 min.

. . . .

3325

1925

1010

660

7.5

36500

90 min.

. . . .

2385

1370

705

450

10.0

28000

90 min.

5765

1790

1020

514

320

15.0

19800

Cont.

3805

1210

680

328

190

20.0

15000

Cont.

2640

864

480

218

115

25.0

12000

Cont.

1905

644

350

149

69

30.0

10000

Cont.

1435

495

266

100

. . . .

35.0

8100

Cont.

1030

360

185

58

. . . .

40.0

6600

Cont.

730

255

120

. . . .

. . . .

                                                            40 TON CARS IT WILL HAUL SAFELY*

Speed
MPH

Tractive
Effort

Time
Limit

Level

0.5%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

5.0

50000

4 min.

. . . .

83

48

25

16

7.5

36500

90 min.

. . . .

59

34

17

11

10.0

28000

90 min.

144

44

25

12

8

15.0

19800

Cont.

95

30

17

8

4

20.0

15000

Cont.

66

21

12

5

2

25.0

12000

Cont.

47

16

8

3

1

30.0

10000

Cont.

35

12

6

2

. . . .

35.0

8100

Cont.

25

9

4

1

. . . .

40.0

6600

Cont.

18

6

3

. . . .

. . . .

                                          100 TON CARS IT WILL HAUL SAFELY*

Speed
MPH

Tractive
Effort

Time Limit

Level

0.5%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

5.0

50000

4 min.

. . . .

33

19

10

6

7.5

36500

90 min.

. . . .

23

13

7

4

10.0

28000

90 min.

57

17

10

5

3

15.0

19800

Cont.

38

12

6

3

1

20.0

15000

Cont.

26

8

4

2

1

25.0

12000

Cont.

19

6

3

1

. . . .

30.0

10000

Cont.

14

4

2

1

. . . .

35.0

8100

Cont.

10

3

1

. . . .

. . . .

40.0

6600

Cont.

7

2

1

. . . .

. . . .

*Grade-Compensated for Curvature.  Based on Davis train resistance formulae
   for standard 4-axle cars with an average weight per car of 40 tons.