Show how electrifying of railroads would conserve our natural resources uy by E W RICE JR prest Ameri cain institute electrical engineers 11 it is is estimated that something me lilo tons tolls of mal coal were beoni umed by the railroads in the year car 1917 now we know from the result obtained from froin such audi electrical operations of railroads as we already have hae in in this country that it would be possible to save at least two thirds of this coal if electric es were substituted for the present steam I 1 locomotives own io tiVes on this basis there w bouts u bo be a saeng of over tons of coal in in one year it is really terrifying to realize that 5 per emit of the total amount of coal which we ve are digging frum the earth each year ear is la burned to operate OUT our railroads railroad under such midi inefficient conditions that an average of at least six pounds of coil coal is it required per horse horbe power hour of work performed the ille saine amount of mal coal burned in a ino jern central power station would produce an all equivalent of three times that anio of power in in the lie motors of an electric locomotive even including all losses of gener generation aLion arid and front from the source of power to the locomotive where lacre water power may mn be utilize utilized all of the coal used for steam i can call be paved |