ELECTRIFIED MAINLINE SOON WILL BE A CANADIAN REALITY

The increasing cost of fuel and the shortages that will occur will force Canadian railways to electrify their main lines within 10 years. The Canadian Pacific has done extensive tests on electrification and estimates that the 650 miles from Calgary to Vancouver could be converted for about $200 million, including new locomotives. However, other lines, such as Windsor to Montreal, are being considered as the first routes for electrification because construction would be simpler.

• Corporate Authors:

  Southam Business Publications Limited

  1450 Don Mills Road
  Don Mills, ONo,   Canada 
• Publication Date: 1974-5

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 39
• Serial:
  • Canadian Transportation & Distribution Management
  • Volume: 77
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Southam Business Publications Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Railroad electrification
• Identifier Terms: Canadian Pacific
• Subject Areas: Construction; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00057709
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Canadian National Railways, Headquarters Library
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 11 1974 12:00AM