CANADIAN RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION STUDY: PHASE 1

This is a summary of a 764-page report by the Canadian Institute of Guided Ground Transport of a study financed by Canada's Department of Transport. It is concluded that benefits of electrification would accrue not solely to railways, reducing reliance on imported oil, enhancing employment opportunities and having other effects on Canada's domestic economy. It is proposed that 9500 miles of lines carrying more than 400 million gross tons annually be electrified over 30 years. An initial prototype operation would be implemented on an existing mainline.

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• Authors:
  • CORNEIL, E R
• Conference:
  • Conference on Railroad Electrification: The Issues
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1977-6-13 to 1977-6-15
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 27-34
• Monograph Title: RAILROAD ELECTRIFICATION: THE ISSUES
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 180
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0360-859X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Financial capital; Railroad electrification; Transportation policy
• Geographic Terms: Canada; United States
• Old TRIS Terms: National transportation policies
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Policy; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00173807
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 26 1978 12:00AM