Cascade 8-mi. tunnel on 1.5 per cent grade; power obtained from three sources for this 73-mile electrification; 7 distribution stations which convert 44-kv. power to 11,000 volts, supplying trolley-rail circuit; simple catenary contact system used; motor-generator locomotives; characteristics of locomotives chosen for severe grades. (See also Elec. Ry. Jl vol. 73, no. 3, Jan. 19, 1929 pp. 110-113, 6 figs; Ry. Gaz., vol. 50, no. 13, Mar. 29, 1929, pp. 466-468, 4 figs)
Great northern electrification extended
Eng. Contracting
Engineering and Contracting ; 68 , n 1
1929
3 pages
2 Figs.
Article (Journal)
English
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