ELECTRIFICATION

The threat of an energy crisis puts a new dimension to electrification and the new Black Mesa and Lake Powell Railroad in Arizona becomes an important milepost in electrification. It is the first application anywhere of 50,000-volt units to railroad electrification. This article describes in detail the design, construction, components and use of this new electric railroad.

• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Murphy-Richter Publishing Company

  20 North Wacker Driver
  Chicago, IL  United States  60606
• Publication Date: 1973-5

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • Progressive Railroading
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Trade Press Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-0817
  • Serial URL: http://www.progressiverailroading.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electric locomotives; Railroad electrification
• Identifier Terms: Black Mesa and Lake Powell Railroad
• Subject Areas: Construction; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00050560
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1974 12:00AM