Suburban electric and mainline railways. Paper No. 7778

Conference · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1977

OSTI ID:6629339

Olson, E

In the U.S.A., the Swedish electric railway technology is now demonstrated by two freight locomotives built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors, and a high-speed, light-weight high-power express locomotive for Metroliner service leased to Amtrak for the Northeast Corridor operations. The technical development behind these products is described. The demonstration of lightweight, high-power electric traction technology on the electrified Northeast Corridor main line trackage has shown that the advanced solid-state technology can utilize the adhesion weight on the locomotive better, and the extreme lightweight design and characteristic of the truck can negotiate even the existing track standard in the Northeast Corridor with large safety margins, as demonstrated by an extensive series of instrumented wheel tests. For future strengthening demand for more efficient energy-saving transportation systems, the thyristor lightweight locomotive and chopper regenerative subway and LRV might be the answer.

• Research Organization: ASEA, Inc., White Plains, NY (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6629339
• Report Number(s): CONF-770488-9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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