Show TWO MORE OIL ELECTRIC locomotives GOING INTO RAILROAD SERVICE the erie railroad has just ordered two ton oil electric locomotives for yard switching service in the city of akron ohio A 60 ton locomotive of similar type was bought more than a year ago for use in their street yard new york city the oil electric locomotive in the new york yard was delivered in june 1926 and its performance during the intervening ter period has emphasized the large savings that this type of locomotive makes possible in addition its freedom from smoke and noise contributes to the comfort of people nearby and to the value of neighboring property the two units now ordered for service in akron being of the ton type are arc larger and more powerful than the one purchased last year the first of these two large units will te be shipped to akron between the and of september the locomotives are a joint product of the general eral electric company the american locomotive company and the ingersoll rand company |