RAILROAD ELECTRIFICATION - A STATUS REPORT

The status of electrification is examined from the standpoint of North American railroads. Covered are definitions of high-voltage, commercial-frequency electrification; the rebirth of interest in the U.S.; advantages and disadvantages of electrified operation; changes needed in signal systems; estimates of costs; and tables showing extent of electification in the U.S. and other nations.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Railway Engineering Association

  59 East Van Buren Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60605
• Authors:
  • Kendall, H C
• Publication Date: 1976-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 404-13
• Serial:
  • AREA BULLETIN
  • Volume: 77
  • Publisher: American Railway Engineering Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Data tables; Diesel electric locomotives; Energy consumption; Estimating; Foreign; Planning; Railroad electrification; Railroads; State of the art studies; Track circuits; Traffic signal control systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Energy intensiveness; Operating strategies; Signal systems
• Subject Areas: Energy; Finance; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00131313
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: AREA Bulletin
• Report/Paper Numbers: Bulletin 656
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 21 1976 12:00AM