July n 7 p 377-382: Review of development from beginning as Mexican Imperial Railroad until electric operation of first section, from Esperanza to Pasa del Macho in 1925; maps and drawings showing routes, profile and elevations and curvature of entire system consisting of 373 mi. of standard-gage main line, 74 mi. of sidings, and additional 109 mi. of narrow gage; historical data. Sept. n 9 p 504-511; Tables showing: increase in costs of steam operation from 1913 to 1920, maintenance and repair rates, locomotive performance, personnel, etc.; estimated operating costs of items directly affected by electrification; detailed cost of making 405 concrete poles; detailed cost of making 1419 poles of discarded rails; labor items of construction work and other labor costs are given; overhead and road construction are illustrated. Oct. n 10 p 558-565: Description of substation equipment, electric locomotives and transmission line; comparison of traffic during March and April 1928 with September and October, 1921, on steam operation. Dec. n 12 p 696-701: Tables showing costs of steam operation for four months, 1921, of Mexican Railway Co., and of Orizaba-Esperanza District for four months' electrical operation, 1928; comparative operating costs and savings of steam road electrifications. (see also Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs. -- Jl., vol. 48, no. 8, Aug. 1929, pp. 629-633, 2 figs.; Railroad Herald, vol. 33, no. 8, July 1929, pp. 22-25, 2 figs.; Ry. Age, vol. 87, no. 2, July 13, 1929, pp. 148-153, 4 figs., and Elec. Ry. Jl., vol. 73, no. 17, Aug. 1929, pp. 787-788)
The electrification of the Mexican railway
Gen. Elec. Rev
General Electric Review ; 32 , n 7, 9, 10, 12
1929
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The electrification of the Mexican railway
Engineering Index Backfile | 1929
|The electrification of the Mexican railway
Engineering Index Backfile | 1929
|The electrification of the Mexican railway
Engineering Index Backfile | 1929
|The electrification of the Mexican railway
Engineering Index Backfile | 1929
|The electrification of the Mexican railway
Engineering Index Backfile | 1923