Title : 
Economic trends make railroad electrification inevitable
         
        
        
            Author_Institution : 
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Philadelphia, Pa.
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
ELECTRICAL operation of railroads is the most economical form of motive power known today. There are many signs that point to additional electrification in North America soon.
         
        
            Keywords : 
Companies; Economics; Electricity; Maintenance engineering; Market research; Materials; Standards;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Part II: Applications and Industry, Transactions of the
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/TAI.1960.6371584