July: 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.; 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.: 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.: 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 Gen. Elec. Rev., vol. 32, nos. 7, 9, 10 and 12, July, Sept., Oct. and Dec. 1929, pp. 377-382, 504-511, 558-565 and 696-701, 22 figs.; 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)


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    Title :

    The electrification of the Mexican railway


    Additional title:

    Elec. Ry. Jl


    Contributors:
    Cox, J.B. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1929


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    The electrification of the Mexican railway

    Cox, J.B. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1929


    The electrification of the Mexican railway

    Cox, J.B. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1929


    The electrification of the Mexican railway

    Cox, J.B. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1929


    The electrification of the Mexican railway

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1923


    The electrification of the Mexican railway

    Cox, J.B. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1929