Author: Howard Shirley PalmerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
New England in National Leadership, 1895
Author: Howard Shirley PalmerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Electrification of Steam Railroads
Author: Kent T. HealyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Railroad electrification and the electric locomotive
Author: A.J. MansonPublisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 5871679323
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
Railroad electrification and the electric locomotive outline of principles involved in railroad electrification. A comparison of steam and electric locomotives. History of electrification in United States. Data on electrification in America, Europe and Australia.
Electric Traction on the Pennsylvania Railroad, 1895-1968
Author: Michael BezillaPublisher: Penn State University Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The first comprehensive case study of railroad electrification in the United States, this pioneering book highlights a subject of current government and industry studies and a target of billions of dollars of Amtrak rehabilitation funds. Both energy conservation and environmental quality remain at stake together with transportation efficiency. Electric traction on the Pennsylvania Railroad was a technological success handicapped by an economic factor: the onetime relatively low cost of petroleum, which gave diesel locomotives and highway vehicles a temporary advantage. Today the growing cost advantage of electricity--generated with coal; atomic energy; water, wind, and solar power--prefigures a revival of electric railroad traction. Drawing upon previously untapped records of the PRR and its suppliers, notably General Electric, the author traces stages in cooperative risk management. First came challenges of limited scope which steam locomotives were unable to meet: the New York City tunnel extension of 1910 and the Philadelphia suburban modernization begun in 1913. Next came a decade of mainline electrification, 1928-38: first New York to Washington and then passenger and freight extensions to Harrisburg. These projects were preceded by large-scale research and experimentation, followed by constant improvement in equipment and operations. Electric traction is depicted as a program involving not only the railroad but also its consultants, equipment and energy suppliers, and (to a lesser degree) governmental bodies. Locomotive and power transmission design is described in detail--with copious illustrations--as are the creative achievements of managers, engineers, and workers. And the presentation will be clear to readers without specialized technical or business backgrounds.
Fire and Steam
Author: Christian WolmarPublisher: Atlantic Books
ISBN: 1848872615
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Now in paperback, Fire and Steam tells the dramatic story of the people and events that shaped the world's first railway network, one of the most impressive engineering achievements in history. The opening of the pioneering Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830 marked the beginning of the railways' vital role in changing the face of Britain. Fire and Steam celebrates the vision and determination of the ambitious Victorian pioneers who developed this revolutionary transport system and the navvies who cut through the land to enable a country-wide network to emerge. The rise of the steam train allowed goods and people to circulate around Britain as never before, stimulating the growth of towns and industry, as well many of the facets of modern life, from fish and chips to professional football. From the early days of steam to electrification, via the railways' magnificent contribution in two world wars, the checkered history of British Rail, and the buoyant future of the train, Fire and Steam examines the social and economical importance of the railway and how it helped to form the Britain of today.
Proceedings
Author: The Victorian Railways Magazine
Author: Proceedings
Author: National Electric Light AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electric lighting
Languages : en
Pages : 1676
Book Description
Report of the Committee on Railroad Electrification
Author: Civic League of Saint LouisPublisher:
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Category : Local transit
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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