The recently completed Deseret Western Railway links a coal mine near Rangely, Colorado with a power plant near Bonanza, Utah. The line is 38 miles in length, and electricity from the power plant directly feeds the electrical locomotives via a single traction substation. The line is located in high and remote country on the border between Colorado and Utah, has several steep grades in both directions, and is completely separate from any other railroad. In order to provide an economic electrification system with low first cost and minimum maintenance, a number of special features are incorporated in the design. The single substation located at the power plant supplies power at 50-kV ac to the mainline overhead catenary. The catenary is auto-tensioned and is supported from wood poles on cantilevers with synthetic insulators. Both the loading and unloading loops are wired with single contact wire without a messenger. The locomotives are fitted with 8'-6' wide pantographs which permit catenary spans up to 280 feet to be used. The alignment which included several steep grades precluded the use of locomotives of standard design. Instead performance requirements for the electric locomotives were specially developed.


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    Title :

    Special designs incorporated into the electrification of the Deseret Western Railway


    Additional title:

    Sonderentwuerfe bei der Elektrifizierung der Deseret Western Railway


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1985


    Size :

    6 Seiten, 9 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 1 Quelle


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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