In order to maintain revenues and financial structures of railroads, traffic density must increase and operating expenses per traffic unit must be reduced; article discusses achievement of this by suitable coordination of rail and road transport, with certain consolidations of rail lines and restriction of heavy long-haul traffic to railways; problem of motive power adequacy discussed with particular reference to steam and electric locomotives. Before Am Inst Elec Engrs. (See also Elec Eng v 59 n 10 Oct 1940 p 400-6; New Zealand Instn Engrs -- Proc v 26 1939-1940 p 84-102)
Modern rail transport
Ry Elec Engr
Railway Electrical Engineer ; 31 , n 7
1940
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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