# Electric railways

Author: American School of Correspondence; Cravath, James Raley, 1872-1962; Trow, Harris C., 1876-1938 [Contributor]

Genre: Category: Engineering & Technology

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75289

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Electric+railways+American+School+of+Correspondence%3B&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

The general name “electric railway” is applied to all railways employing _electric motors_ to supply power for the propulsion of cars. On all electric railways in commercial use to-day, the electric motor is used to furnish power to the driving wheels of the car or locomotive, the electric motor being the most efficient known means of transforming electrical into mechanical energy.

## Chapters

- [PART II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electric-railways-75289/chapters/2/index.md)
- [PART I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/electric-railways-75289/chapters/1/index.md)