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  2. 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.

  3. Railroad electrification in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This railroad operation its suburban train service with electric service. [18] The 4-track main line ran for 7 miles (11 km) from Westchester Ave. in New York to Mount Vernon, NY. From Mount Vernon the line split into two 2-track lines; one to New Rochelle, NY (2 miles (3.2 km)) and a second to White Plains, NY (9.4 miles (15.1 km)).

  4. Third rail - Wikipedia

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    In the foreground is the third rail for the adjacent track. A third rail, also known as a live rail, electric rail or conductor rail, is a method of providing electric power to a railway locomotive or train, through a semi-continuous rigid conductor placed alongside or between the rails of a railway track.

  5. California's first electric train could be what’s coming to ...

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    The first regular electric train service kicked off Aug. 11. More electric trains will be introduced each week until the full electrified service launches Sept. 21. READ ON THE FOX NEWS APP

  6. Railway electric traction - Wikipedia

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    Robert Davidson, of Aberdeen, Scotland, created an electric locomotive in 1839 and ran it on the Edinburgh-Glasgow railway at 4 miles per hour. [1] The earliest electric locomotives tended to be battery-powered. [1] In 1880, Thomas Edison built a small electrical railway, using a dynamo as the motor and the rails as the current-carrying medium.

  7. Electric locomotive - Wikipedia

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    Electric locomotive Škoda ChS4-109. The Moscow–Odesa train in Vinnytsia railway station. The ČSD Class E 499.3 The Siemens ES64U4 is the current confirmed holder as the fastest electric locomotive at 357 km/h (222 mph) in 2006.

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