Identifier: electrificationp00simp (find matches)
Title: Electrification project the Illinois Central Railroad Company suburban service at Chicago, Ill.
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Simpson, Tracy W
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Contributing Library: Paul V. Galvin Library, Illinois Institute of Technology
Digitizing Sponsor: CARLI: Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois

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Sstiaate I, but le idea tlat tl lid arise no .di-^ the eloctrio zone beyond this point •ed to steam operated trains at this caolce of the r?i fiitare det©, T)ie Gitj of CliiOfi.go will T;udoiAbfcQ(:l;^ \ xtj)on all the iuooiainf; rallr—- -- •- ----•—■ city limits. In aM11:lor,cr -taio G-;i::6-rs irve i-ediox-d t^-ilonf; sections cf tr-nl-c line : . ^ electric loconotires for fr-ei^ht and paesencer f^errice, SThelr nt iB largely tliat of decreased operatii^vj ex_ ■- ■ ■*■ * ■oasedoaDital olia-rf- •- - ■ • o possililities aliOuld ooo. of tlis I. e. r:, ;-,, the fact sliould be ooneidGrod in uc-;Irs o-ooration for tlie Btem pcivir.^ ■e service or for iieaXJ^r sejrvice. If there is any tsaso.-sable ase-. along these li:iQe, it woyld tmdovibtedly Ije dei;i.a,isoiae featiireaof the siiburTsan service equipment i:nsay ta tmity of system,and flexibility of o>6-v:i. when ail extensions are oociylei the probatillty of trunk 1, Lootrifioatlon for assxaaptioa i;
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^6i^>i£virv;^3^5^ 7©11 1)9 loaded on a ctirved nlatforro Certr.in o-an^es in cor. Hi ruction or tho si.:e door c .rsveceps-^r^ to vidopt it ^Of electric operation, Vjit the^e r* ¥£AW OF^Ag?g;I. Of Blcie door c; uiiivsrsal praotii l)way ralU-ays, and Is folic by the electrified suburban lines of the 3Jew York Central, LongIsland, West Jeraey and Sea Shore BailvTays, etc.; and by all Inter-urTaan railways that operate cars in trains. The advanta:?«B of iifl :i>ethod aa co; electric looonotives a: briefly as rollovrsj ate or aocavftilahlo for adhoslo. )eor©asod total train weifSit, offioient teRiinal Increased motlre polen^ioth of tnd:^. 6. Permits the .^se o? one md t-v it is necessary that all tsotor cars shall have indentical equipmeni Ofjarda motor equipment a? 18 aaxinnna bv express trains on tl It is neoes— to inorease thla swaed to desired lATprovenant in the sol is apparent from tv.is that no eqaipnent can te considered unless itrOTJel a train at about 50 M. ?. IT,

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