DocumentCode
1449293
Title
The economic factors which influence dieselization and electrification
Author
Kerr, Charles
Author_Institution
Westinghouse Electric Corporation, East Pittsburgh, Pa.
Volume
70
Issue
10
fYear
1951
Firstpage
867
Lastpage
869
Abstract
The choice between diesel-electric and straight electric motive power for railroads depends on a number of economic factors. The differences between these two types, and the reasons for selecting one over the other, are given in this article.
Keywords
Coal; Maintenance engineering; North America; Power systems; Rails; Turbines;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electrical Engineering
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0095-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/EE.1951.6436861
Filename
6436861
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