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The work started this week with the replacement of a transformer in Landover, Maryland, that has been in operation since 1934, the railroad said in a statement. The stimulus funding will accelerate a program begun by Amtrak in 2002 to upgrade 82 substations along the Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington.
The need for improvements to the corridor’s electrical system was highlighted by a power failure in May 2006 that stranded nearly 40,000 riders on the 456-mile (734-kilometer) route, the first rush-hour incident of such magnitude in U.S. railroad history.
Substations take 138,000-volt electricity from transmission lines and lower it to 12,000 volts, then send it to overhead catenary wires that power trains on the corridor, Chief Executive Officer Joseph Boardman said in the statement.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=206...id=aAqYpgVAtE5A
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Amtrak is replacing 70-year-old transformers and other electrical equipment on the Northeast Corridor between New York and Washington as part of a plan to improve travel and reduce delays on the busiest U.S. rail route.
The work started this week with the replacement of a transformer in Landover, Maryland, that has been in operation since 1934, the railroad said in a statement. The stimulus funding will accelerate a program begun by Amtrak in 2002 to upgrade 82 substations along the Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington.
The need for improvements to the corridor’s electrical system was highlighted by a power failure in May 2006 that stranded nearly 40,000 riders on the 456-mile (734-kilometer) route, the first rush-hour incident of such magnitude in U.S. railroad history.
Substations take 138,000-volt electricity from transmission lines and lower it to 12,000 volts, then send it to overhead catenary wires that power trains on the corridor, Chief Executive Officer Joseph Boardman said in the statement.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=206...id=aAqYpgVAtE5A
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Amtrak is replacing 70-year-old transformers and other electrical equipment on the Northeast Corridor between New York and Washington as part of a plan to improve travel and reduce delays on the busiest U.S. rail route.