This paper covers the electrification program of the Pennsylvania Railroad as recently announced and consists of a brief explanation of the reasons for the decision to embark on this electrification program, a review of the operating experiences leading up to the present designs used on the railroad, of catenary and transmission circuits, substation layout and types of equipment, as well as a description of the progressive steps of electric locomotive design which preceded the development of the electric locomotives to be used in this program, and concludes with a brief resume of the points that should be given attention in applying an electrification to a stretch of railroad.
The Pennsylvania railroad electrification
Journal of the A.I.E.E. ; 49 , 9 ; 787-791
1930-09-01
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Pennsylvania railroad electrification
Engineering Index Backfile | 1940
Pennsylvania railroad electrification
Engineering Index Backfile | 1933
|Electrification of Pennsylvania railroad
Engineering Index Backfile | 1932
|Electrification of Pennsylvania railroad
Engineering Index Backfile | 1932
|The Pennsylvania railroad electrification
Engineering Index Backfile | 1930
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