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Everything you ever wanted to know about Northeast US Electrification.


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Mudkip Orange

In the last few months, a several very good Wiki articles have shown up detailing the power systems behind the Northeastern US rail network.

 

Amtrak (ex-PRR), New York - Washington - Harrisburg:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amtrak%27s_25_Hz_Traction_Power_System

 

SEPTA (ex-Reading), Philadelphia area:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEPTA%27s_25_Hz_Traction_Power_System

 

Amtrak (ex-New Haven), New York - New Haven:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrification_of_the_New_York,_New_Haven,_and_Hartford_Railroad

 

Amtrak (Boston extension), New Haven - Boston:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amtrak%27s_60_Hz_Traction_Power_System

 

 

 

The New Haven article in particular is only a couple weeks old. The Amtrak 60 Hz article is so technical as to be difficult reading... maybe someone will rewrite it.

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rpierce000

It makes me JUST a bit nervous to publish a list of "blow these up and shut down all the trains" targets.

 

I didn't realize that 25Kv systems were +/- 25, I thought they were 25 total.

 

Very interesting articles, thank you!

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Mudkip Orange

Ehh, the jihadis want to kill people. They have no interest in just cutting the lights out. That's why they call it terror-ism, not inconvenience-ism.  :cheesy

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