• DocumentCode
    1031561
  • Title

    Electric Locomotives With Identical Basic Components

  • Author

    Brecht, W.A. ; Kerr, Charles, Jr.

  • Author_Institution
    Manager of transportation engineering, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, East Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • Volume
    67
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1948
  • Firstpage
    339
  • Lastpage
    344
  • Abstract
    A series of electric locomotives of varying capacities can be constructed from standardized components suitable for switcher, freight and passenger services. Superior operating characteristics are attained while reducing first and operating costs as compared with existing motive power.
  • Keywords
    Availability; Axles; Costs; Investments; Loading; Rails; Railway electrification; Roads; Standardization; Vehicles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Transactions of the
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-3860
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/T-AIEE.1948.5059680
  • Filename
    5059680