Electrified service just completed embraces all suburban tracks between new passenger terminal at Randolph St. and southern terminus at Matteson, Ill., distance of 28 miles; South Chicago branch is electrified for distance of 4.5 miles, and Blue Island branch, 4.4 miles long, also forms part of electrified system; it includes 106.2 miles of main tracks in addition to 16 miles of yard storage tracks with capacity of 384 cars; a.c. supply is delivered to seven substations; details of overhead distribution system, cars, traction motors, etc.
Electric suburban service on the Illinois Central railroad
Elec. Jl
Electric Journal ; 23 , n 10
1926
5 pages
3 Figs.
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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