An Example in Steel Casting    Traction Motor Rotor Disc

• A diesel locomotive is equipped with a turbocharged diesel engine that delivers shaft horsepower to the main electrical generator for conversion to electrical power to drive the locomotive. 
• The electrical power from the generator is then distributed to the traction motors, each of which converts the electrical energy into torque on the drive wheels through a reduction gear case. 

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