• DocumentCode
    1038941
  • Title

    Electric Equipment and Performance of Lightweight Rapid Transit Cars

  • Author

    Ellis, W.R. ; Sloman, M.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Westinghouse Electric Corporation, East Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • Volume
    70
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1951
  • fDate
    7/1/1951 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    227
  • Lastpage
    231
  • Abstract
    The success of the Presidents´ Conference Committee (PCC) car in city service has led to the development of a standard lightweight rapid transit car through the collaboration of the American Transit Association, the Transit Research Corporation, and interested manufacturers. The basic features and equipment of the PCC streetcar have been retained except where conditions peculiar to rapid transit service dictated modifications.
  • Keywords
    Acceleration; Assembly; Automotive engineering; Cities and towns; Collaboration; Continuous production; History; Manufacturing; Rail transportation; Traffic control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Transactions of the
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-3860
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/T-AIEE.1951.5060394
  • Filename
    5060394