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Title:

ELECTRIFICATION OF THE TUMBLER RIDGE BRANCH LINE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

Accession Number:

00459570

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309039126

Abstract:

The North-East Coal Development and Transportation Project in British Columbia, Canada, is a major undertaking that is costing about $2.5 billion (1983 Canadian dollars). The exploration incorporates development of large coal and mineral resources in a completely unpopulated area, founding of a new townsite, and construction of a railway branch line with long tunnels through the Rocky Mountains to haul coal almost 1000 km to a newly constructed unloading facility on the Pacific Ocean at Prince Rupert. The electrification of the Tumbler Ridge Branch Line (TRBL) and its technological spinoffs are discussed in this paper. The transportation and energy-technical background is reviewed along with the considerations leading to use of a 50 kV overhead electrification system and thyristor controlled locomotives. The technical-economic benefits and the future outlook are discussed. British Columbia Railway Company is the first railroad to electrify a heavy-haul route in North America in the past 50 years. It has used and advanced the most modern technology available in the world. The TRBL project was completed in less than 3 years, ahead of schedule and below budget.

Supplemental Notes:

Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Rail Electrification Systems. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

Monograph Accession #:

01419401

Authors:

Olson, Per Erik

Editors:

Nizharadze, Catherine Dorn

Pagination:

pp 11-18

Publication Date:

1985

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1023
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309039126

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (8) ; Maps (3) ; Photos (1) ; References (3) ; Tables (2)

Geographic Terms:

British Columbia

Subject Areas:

Design; Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Railroads

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Aug 31 1991 12:00AM

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