@the25hurts.bsky.social
Apologies for jumping on late here, but USDOT published a report which outlined this at about the time you posted it. railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/cos...
The nice thing about 50kV is that it improves the economics of extending the wire beyond the LA basin. Catenary to SLC or Belen fits freight RR ops
The nice thing about 50kV is that it improves the economics of extending the wire beyond the LA basin. Catenary to SLC or Belen fits freight RR ops
December 3, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Apologies for jumping on late here, but USDOT published a report which outlined this at about the time you posted it. railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/cos...
The nice thing about 50kV is that it improves the economics of extending the wire beyond the LA basin. Catenary to SLC or Belen fits freight RR ops
The nice thing about 50kV is that it improves the economics of extending the wire beyond the LA basin. Catenary to SLC or Belen fits freight RR ops
The FRA appears to have agreed in their "Cost and Benefit Risk Framework for Modern Railway Electrification Options" published in January of this year. They lay out both dual mode conversions and Electric Tender options for freight electrification: railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/cos...
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 AM
The FRA appears to have agreed in their "Cost and Benefit Risk Framework for Modern Railway Electrification Options" published in January of this year. They lay out both dual mode conversions and Electric Tender options for freight electrification: railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/cos...