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; Eng. and Contracting, vol. 68, no. 1, Jan. 1929, pp. 9-11, 2 figs)
Great northern electrification extended
Ry Gaz
Railway Gazette and Railway News ; 50 , n 13
1929
3 pages
4 Figs.
Article (Journal)
English
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Great northern electrification extended
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