ELECTRIFYING COULD SAVE MONEY

A case for electrification has been made by General Electric Co. Over a 30-year period, electrification of a thousand miles of high-volume railroad line could produce a savings of $1.5 billion. New incentives for electrification include technology to operate locomotives at 50 kv, 60 Hz which means fewer substations; thyrister-controls for locomotives; rising diesel fuel costs; and increasing interest by utilities to gain railroads as customers through electrification.

• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  P.O. Box 350
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1973-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • Railway System Controls
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Business Press International Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economics; Planning; Railroad electrification
• Subject Areas: Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00046307
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1974 12:00AM