MODERN RAILROAD CONCEPTS FOR TRANSPORTING WESTERN COAL

Electrified train operation requires 10 to 20 percent less energy, in Btu per net ton-mile, than a diesel unit train and can make use of the coal it is hauling. Since the electrified railroad receives its power from a central generating source, the locomotive is relatively silent and non-polluting compared to a diesel locomotive. The generating source itself can be located away from populated areas; and, with proper pollution controls, the major pollutants from coal combustion can be reduced to levels far below those of diesel combustion.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Mining Congress

  Ring Building, 1200 18th Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20036
• Authors:
  • Weiss, W D
  • Dunn, R H
• Publication Date: 1976-10

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 39-44
• Serial:
  • Mining Congress Journal
  • Volume: 62
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: American Mining Congress

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Coal; Coal industry; Energy consumption; Environmental protection; Freight traffic; Fuel consumption; Railroad electrification; Unit trains
• Old TRIS Terms: Energy requirements
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00156907
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 4 1977 12:00AM