• DocumentCode
    1412280
  • Title

    Operation of 3,000-volt locomotives on the Cleveland Union terminals electrification

  • Author

    Craton, F. H. ; Pinkerton, H. W.

  • Author_Institution
    General Electric Company, Erie, Pa.
  • Volume
    52
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1933
  • Firstpage
    45
  • Lastpage
    46
  • Abstract
    OPERATION of the 3,000-volt d-c passenger locomotives on the Cleveland Union Terminals electrification has been studied after an initial period of service of more than 2 years. Twenty-two locomotives weighing 210 tons each are in service, normally handling passenger trains weighing 1,275 tons trailing over grades as high as 1.56 per cent.
  • Keywords
    Generators; Heating; Rail transportation; Substations; Switches; Traction motors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1933.6430569
  • Filename
    6430569