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Julian Sprague (July 25, 1857 – October 25, 1934) was an American inventor who contributed to the development of the electric motor, electric railways, and...27 KB (2,902 words) - 22:58, 8 May 2024
Frank Sprague invented a multiple unit controller for electric train operation. This accelerated the construction of electric traction railways and trolley...10 KB (1,190 words) - 14:45, 14 May 2024
Edison General Electric Company, which was incorporated in New York on April 24, 1889. The new company acquired Sprague Electric Railway & Motor Company...177 KB (15,542 words) - 15:55, 1 June 2024- General Electric has a long history, involving numerous mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. GE timeline Gifford, Jonathan (September 15, 2013). 100...25 KB (746 words) - 15:58, 1 June 2024
Regenerative braking (redirect from Recuperation (electric vehicles))wheels to an electrical load. In 1886 the Sprague Electric Railway & Motor Company, founded by Frank J. Sprague, introduced two important inventions: a...53 KB (6,067 words) - 10:21, 5 June 2024
Passenger Railway, in Richmond, Virginia, was the first practical electric trolley (tram) system, and set the pattern for most subsequent electric trolley...4 KB (406 words) - 05:20, 17 January 2024
Charles Joseph Van Depoele (section Electric railways)was a Belgian-American electrical engineer, inventor, and pioneer in electric railway technology, including the first trolley pole. Van Depoele was born...8 KB (766 words) - 13:29, 30 June 2023
Interurban (redirect from Electric interurban)The interurban (or radial railway in Canada) is a type of electric railway, with tram-like electric self-propelled rail cars which run within and between...62 KB (7,615 words) - 19:35, 17 April 2024
visiting Frank Sprague and witnessing the Richmond, Virginia system in action, WESR President Henry Whitney chose to deploy electric propulsion systems...11 KB (1,123 words) - 01:17, 12 April 2024
War of the currents (category Electric power)Grosvenor Lowrey with Villard as president. It later included the Sprague Electric Railway & Motor Company. Through the fall of 1888 a battle of words with...69 KB (9,259 words) - 11:23, 19 May 2024
Sprague Electric Railway and Motor Company. In 1889, Crosby worked with Baltimore inventor David G. Weems to assemble a small experimental electric locomotive...25 KB (2,198 words) - 07:41, 30 January 2024
in the U.S. electric trolleys were pioneered in 1888 on the Richmond Union Passenger Railway, using equipment designed by Frank J. Sprague. The first electrified...59 KB (7,037 words) - 16:11, 26 May 2024
Multiple-unit train control (category Electric rail transport)Frank Sprague invented a multiple unit controller for electric train operation. This accelerated the construction of electric traction railways and trolley...13 KB (1,541 words) - 15:19, 24 April 2024
Multiple unit (redirect from Electric mutliple unit)Frank Sprague invented a multiple-unit controller for electric train operation. This accelerated the construction of electric-traction railways and trolley...29 KB (3,543 words) - 08:48, 19 March 2024- History of trams (redirect from History of electric trams)system, Sprague installed the first successful large electric street railway system in Richmond, Virginia. Within a year, the economy of electric power...59 KB (6,303 words) - 17:19, 29 April 2024
- List of Wisconsin railroads (section Electric)Street Railway Kenosha Electric Railway La Crosse City Railway La Crosse and Onalaska Street Railway Madison City Railway Madison Electric Railway Madison...52 KB (1,311 words) - 02:11, 23 May 2024
Tram (redirect from Electric street car)replaced more costly horsecars in many cities. By 1889, 110 electric railways incorporating Sprague's equipment had been begun or planned on several continents...153 KB (16,799 words) - 21:59, 3 June 2024
Shore Line Trolley Museum (redirect from Branford Electric Railway)restored trolleys along its 1.5 mi (2.4 km) track as the Branford Electric Railway. In addition to trolleys, the museum also operates restored subway...11 KB (1,167 words) - 03:25, 9 May 2024
Locomotive (redirect from Petrol-electric locomotive)in the U.S. electric trolleys were pioneered in 1888 on the Richmond Union Passenger Railway, using equipment designed by Frank J. Sprague. The first electrically...53 KB (6,148 words) - 03:22, 6 May 2024
and South Upton.: 8 : 29–31 The North Shore Line operated an electric street railway in the cities of Waukegan and North Chicago which consisted of...52 KB (6,086 words) - 16:08, 18 May 2024
- Reference Work Electric Railway 2418737The New Student's Reference Work — Electric Railway Electric Railway, a railway using electric motors to move
- develop electric lighting. But Sprague showed his interest in electric traction, so he quit working for Edison and became a founder of 'Sprague Electric Railway