> An even more significant improvement would be electrified trains, which can accelerate roughly twice as fast as those with diesel power...
Can someone comment on why this is? My understanding is that the existing diesel trains use diesel generators to power electric motors.
My questions are:
1) Does "electrified" mean pulling power from a third rail?
2) Whatever it means, what makes "electrified" twice as fast as diesel-electric?
Can someone comment on why this is? My understanding is that the existing diesel trains use diesel generators to power electric motors.
My questions are: 1) Does "electrified" mean pulling power from a third rail? 2) Whatever it means, what makes "electrified" twice as fast as diesel-electric?