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  2. 25 kV AC railway electrification - Wikipedia

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    The N700 Shinkansen uses a three-level converter to convert 25 kV single-phase AC to 1,520 V AC (via transformer) to 3 kV DC (via phase-controlled rectifier with thyristor) to a maximum 2,300 V three-phase AC (via a variable voltage, variable frequency inverter using IGBTs with pulse-width modulation) to run the motors.

  3. Electrification of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad

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    The third rail system resulted, not surprisingly, in a number of accidents. It also resulted in a decree from the Connecticut Supreme Court on June 13, 1906 forbidding the use of third rail electrification within the state. [2] The New Haven was forced by this decision to design their main line electrification system using overhead catenary.

  4. Railway electrification - Wikipedia

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    Railway electrification is the development of powering trains and locomotives using electricity instead of diesel or steam power.The history of railway electrification dates back to the late 19th century when the first electric tramways were introduced in cities like Berlin, London, and New York City.

  5. List of railway electrification systems - Wikipedia

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    Manila LRT Line 1 (Manila Light Rail Transit System) Between Dr. Santos and Fernando Poe Jr. Manila MRT Line 3 (Manila Metro Rail Transit System) Between North Avenue and Taft Avenue: Switzerland: Canton of Aargau: Menziken–Aarau–Schöftland railway line: Republic of China (Taiwan) New Taipei: New Taipei Metro: all Light Rail lines: Turkey ...

  6. Diaclone - Wikipedia

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    Other Transformers characters that came from the Diaclone line included the Dinobots, Insecticons (from the enemy Waruder toys), the Jumpstarters, the mail-order exclusive Powerdashers and Omnibots, the Decepticon planes (originally from two "JetRobo" toys, produced in the colors of future Decepticons Starscream and Thundercracker) and the ...

  7. Three-phase AC railway electrification - Wikipedia

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    With the use of 3,000 or 3,600 volts at 16 + 2 ⁄ 3 (16.7) Hz, the supply could be fed directly to the motor without an onboard transformer. Generally, the motor(s) fed a single axle, with other wheels linked by connecting rods, as the induction motor is sensitive to speed variations and with non-linked motors on several axles the motors on ...

  8. Pennsylvania Railroad class S2 - Wikipedia

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    A diagram showing how the turbine works on PRR S2. The locomotive was to be a 4-8-4, but wartime restrictions on light steel alloys increased weight until six-wheel leading and trailing trucks were needed; its construction was also delayed by World War II. Construction of the locomotive took place at the Baldwin plant in Eddystone.

  9. Caltrain Modernization Program - Wikipedia

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    The Caltrain Modernization Program (CalMod), sometimes referred to as the Caltrain Electrification Project, was a $2.44 billion project which added a positive train control (PTC) system and electrified the main line of the U.S. commuter railroad Caltrain, which serves cities in the San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley.