Title :
The financial return on railway electrification ¿ An approximate method for its determination
Author :
Brown, H. F. ; Marmaros, H. E.
Author_Institution :
Gibbs & Hill, Inc., New York, N. Y.
fDate :
7/1/1958 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
IN THE PAST, railway electrification was applied in the United States to overcome limitations or difficulties generally involved with steam locomotive operation. Today, electrification when it is to be applied, must justify itself economically in comparison with diesel electric operation which has already largely superseded steam operation.
Keywords :
Economics; Fuels; Investments; Maintenance engineering; Rails; Railway electrification;
Journal_Title :
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Part II: Applications and Industry, Transactions of the
DOI :
10.1109/TAI.1958.6369024
