ELECTRIFICATION STUDY OF BESSEMER AND LAKE ERIE RAILROAD MAIN LINE--CONNEAUT TO NORTH BESSEMER

This study covers a 140-mile railroad and would involve a 50-kv catenary installation over 190 track miles carrying 27 million gross tons annually. A hybrid locomotive consisting of an electric/diesel-electric combination would be used. Costs of the various subsystems are given, along with projected maintenance and operating costs of the proposed electric and current diesel-electric operation. Although return on investment is found to be minimal, impending ecological and fuel-supply problems lead to a proposal for pilot electrification.

• Corporate Authors:

  Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company

  Industrial Engineering Department
  Pittsburgh, PA  United States  15230
• Publication Date: 1975-2-18

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 25 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Catenaries (Railroads); Economic analysis; Electric power supply; Electric substations; Railroad electrification; Return on investment; Traffic density; Unit trains
• Identifier Terms: Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00170574
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 1978 12:00AM