Title :
Progress in railway mechanical engineering 1999-2000 survey-locomotives
Author_Institution :
Gen. Electr. Transportation Syst., Erie, PA, USA
Abstract :
This survey reports on motive power developments for the previous year ending August 2000. Invitations to participate were sent to a number of locomotive builders throughout the world. Railway industry trade journals and other rail magazines provided additional input. General information is presented on four diesel locomotives and 12 electric locomotives. For further details on any given design, the reader is urged to contact the builders
Keywords :
diesel-electric locomotives; electric locomotives; mechanical engineering; railways; 1999-2000 survey; diesel locomotives; electric locomotives; locomotives; motive power developments; railway industry; railway mechanical engineering; Adhesives; Control systems; Costs; Ice; Manufacturing industries; Mechanical engineering; Microprocessors; Rail transportation; Remote monitoring; US Department of Transportation;
Conference_Titel :
Railroad Conference, 2001. Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE/ASME Joint
Conference_Location :
Toronto, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7085-6
DOI :
10.1109/RRCON.2001.921770
