| Great number of engines on a cloudy september day under Milan Central Station wires, at 15,30 p.m.: in the foreground, high horsepower B-B E 402 134 electric locomotive, rated at 8000 HP continous horsepower, for fast and heavy passenger service; in the background, from right: B-B D 146 class diesel-electric switcher; B-B E 444 class (5200 HP continous horsepower, for fast passenger service) and B-B-B E 656 class (5200 HP, for heavy passenger service) electric locomotives, waiting their next assignment on the same track; ETR 500 high speed train (like an european ACELA), ready to leave his platform; two B-B-B E 632 class (6500 HP, for heavy and commuter services) and B-B E 402 A class (7400 HP continous horsepower) on the same track. At extreme left, in the background, two ETR 500 high speed trains are ready at platforms. |