BN GETS ELECTRIFICATION STUDY RESULTS: GE SEES BEGINNING OF NEW RAIL ERA

A year long study on electrification by the Burlington Northern Railroad was turned over to management in May. The study covered a 1200 mile area stretching from Billings, Montana to Lincoln, Nebraska. Although the installation costs may be as high as $100,000 per mile, considerable savings are expected in operating costs.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Cahners Publishing Company, Incorporated

  5 South Wabash Avenue
  Chicago, IL  United States  60603
• Publication Date: 1974-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 21
• Serial:
  • Modern Railroads
  • Volume: 29
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: K-III Press, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0736-2064

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Planning; Railroad electrification
• Identifier Terms: BNSF Railway
• Subject Areas: Finance; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00057483
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Canadian National Railways, Headquarters Library
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 11 1974 12:00AM