DESIGN AND APPLICATION OF ALUMINUM-CLAD CONTACT RAIL IN TRANSIT

This paper gives some of the reasons why the Chicago Transit Authority elected to install aluminum-clad contact rail and relates what the experience with this rail has been to date.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Conference Record IAS Annual Meeting 14th, Papers presented Cleveland, Ohio, September 30-October 5, 1979.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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• Authors:
  • Swindell, R O
• Conference:
  • Conference Record IAS Annual Meeting 14th, Papers presented Cleveland, Ohio, September 30-October 5, 1979.
• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 334-337

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aluminum coatings; Composite materials; Electric power supply; Third rail
• Identifier Terms: Chicago Transit Authority
• Uncontrolled Terms: Conductivity
• Subject Areas: Energy; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00316229
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 16 1980 12:00AM