DocumentCode :
1357311
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.
Volume :
77
Issue :
3
fYear :
1958
fDate :
7/1/1958 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
163
Lastpage :
167
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to be applied, must justify itself economically in comparison with diesel electric operation which has already largely superseded steam operation.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;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Part II: Applications and Industry, Transactions of the
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0097-2185
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TAI.1958.6369024
Filename :
6369024
Link To Document :
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