Title :
Railway electrification, diesel-electric locomotives, and some future aspects of electric traction
Author_Institution :
Electrical Engineering Department, College of the City of New York, New York, N. Y.
Abstract :
Diesel-electric locomotives have replaced the steam locomotives in this country to a great extent and have been used in preference to railway electrification; whereas in Europe the tendency is still rather in favor of electrification. The following is a discussion for this diversity, which may be influenced by further technical developments.
Keywords :
AC motors; DC motors; Europe; Production; Rail transportation; Traction motors; Vehicles;
Journal_Title :
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Part II: Applications and Industry, Transactions of the
DOI :
10.1109/TAI.1952.6371240
