The Future of Our Railways
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Based upon operating data now available, it is estimated that looo-ton miles can be hauled electrically with an expenditure of 40-kilowatt hours, which in a modern generat- ing station can be produced with a consumption of 100 Ibs. Of coal burned at the rate of two and one-half pounds per kw-hr. It is thus possible to arrive at an approximate measure of the fuel economy that could be effected by electrification of our steam railways. Deducting from the present steam engine movement all company ...coal tonnage such as coal cars, tenders, etc. , a total consumption of 53, 500, 000 tons is estimated as a rough approximation of the (13) THE FUTURE OF OUR RAILWAYS TRAIN AT SOLDIERS SUMMIT. UTAH, DENVER & RIO GRANDE RAILROAD amount of coal that would be required to produce the electric power to have hauled the tonnage of 1918 by electric locomo- tives. This figure indicates a possible saving of 122, 500, 000 tons of coal as the annual return on universal electrifica- tion or two-thirds of the fuel now consumed on the railways in this country.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Based upon operating data now available, it is estimated that looo-ton miles can be hauled electrically with an expenditure of 40-kilowatt hours, which in a modern generat- ing station can be produced with a consumption of 100 Ibs. Of coal burned at the rate of two and one-half pounds per kw-hr. It is thus possible to arrive at an approximate measure of the fuel economy that could be effected by electrification of our steam railways. Deducting from the present steam engine movement all company ...coal tonnage such as coal cars, tenders, etc. , a total consumption of 53, 500, 000 tons is estimated as a rough approximation of the (13) THE FUTURE OF OUR RAILWAYS TRAIN AT SOLDIERS SUMMIT. UTAH, DENVER & RIO GRANDE RAILROAD amount of coal that would be required to produce the electric power to have hauled the tonnage of 1918 by electric locomo- tives. This figure indicates a possible saving of 122, 500, 000 tons of coal as the annual return on universal electrifica- tion or two-thirds of the fuel now consumed on the railways in this country.
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