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Railway electric traction — Contents 1 History 2 Unit types 2.1 DC traction units 2.2 … Wikipedia
Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway — Infobox rail railroad name=Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway logo filename=WBAlogo.gif logo size=104 system map size=300 map caption=WB A System map old gauge= marks= locale=Maryland and Washington, D.C. start year=1908 end… … Wikipedia
Tama and Toledo Electric Railway — Infobox SG rail railroad name=Tama and Toledo Electric Railway locale=Iowa start year=1894 end year=1953 hq city=The Tama and Toledo Electric Railway was a short interurban railway line in the Tama, Iowa Toledo, Iowa area. History The line began… … Wikipedia
Cumberland and Westernport Electric Railway — Cumberland Electric Railway Locale Cumberland, Maryland Dates of operation 1896–1961 Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge) Headquarters C … Wikipedia
Electric locomotive — Electric Trains redirects here. For the 1995 Squeeze single, see Electric Trains (song). An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from an external source. Sources include overhead lines, third rail or an on board electricity… … Wikipedia
Electric Short Line Railway — Electric Short Line Terminal Co. Minnesota Western Railroad Minneapolis Industrial Railway Locale Minnesota Dates of operation 1908–1924 (ESL Ry.) 1924–1956 (MWRR/MIR) Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (s … Wikipedia
Railroad electrification in the United States — comprised many different systems in many different geographical areas, few of which were connected. Despite this, there were a small number of common reasons for electrification.Streetcars and interurban systems are not within the scope of this… … Wikipedia
Railway electrification system — Railway electrification supplies electrical energy to railway locomotives and multiple units so they can operate without having a reciprocating engine of their own.CharacteristicsThe main advantage of electric traction is a higher power to weight … Wikipedia
railroad — /rayl rohd /, n. 1. a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail. 2. an entire system… … Universalium
Railway post office — In the United States a railway post office, commonly abbreviated as RPO, was a railroad car that was normally operated in passenger service as a means to sort mail en route, in order to speed delivery. The RPO was staffed by highly trained… … Wikipedia
