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    transport, head-end power (HEP), also known as electric train supply (ETS), is the electrical power distribution system on a passenger train. The power source...
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  • receives and rebroadcasts satellite TV throughout a property Head-end power is the electrical power distribution system used in passenger trains This disambiguation...
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  • Thumbnail for EMD GP40-based passenger locomotives
    service, the locomotives required extra components for providing steam or head-end power (HEP) for heating, lighting and electricity in passenger cars. Most...
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    uses DC to power the traction motors, the 7FDL-V12 diesel engine produces 3,200 hp (2,400 kW) at 1047 rpm. When providing head end power to the train...
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    hook up the air lines for the pneumatic brakes and connect cables for head-end power and other communications. To separate cars, a worker must use a lever...
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    dual-mode (diesel and electric) locomotives. The C3 cars are powered by 480 V AC head-end power supplied from the locomotive. There are three types of C3...
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    Burlington Northern began upgrading their fleets of E9s with Head-end power and EMD 645 power assemblies for commuter operations in the Chicago metropolitan...
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    converted the older, mainly streamlined, cars from steam heating to head-end power. The final Heritage Fleet car was retired in 2019. When Amtrak took...
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    multiple-unit train control and the transmission of lower voltage electricity (head end power). Jumper cables are electrical cables between the road tractor and a...
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    The locomotives are powered by GE GEVO-12 diesel engines from GE Transportation, equipped with a static inverter for head end power, and capable of meeting...
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    comprised seven coaches seating a total of 574 passengers and a single head end power (HEP) generator car. The train was normally used in New York, New York...
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    engine. In 1965, the units had their steam generators replaced with head-end power and were reassigned to push-pull suburban service in the Chicago area...
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    locomotive transformer supplies 1 100 kVA and 140 kVA for head-end power and locomotive auxiliary power. Two partially-redundant auxiliary inverters are incorporated...
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    Control car (redirect from Power coach)
    locomotives, contain an engine-generator set to provide head-end power (HEP). They can also be used with a power car or a railcar. European railways have used control...
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    air brakes, vacuum brakes as well as the cables for train control and head end power. A commonly used measurement relating to a rail vehicle is its length...
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    turn at a constant 893 RPM while supplying head end power (even standing still, with the throttle in idle). Power to the traction motors was controlled by...
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  • are traditionally called "head end" cars; the MHC express boxcars were the only cars equipped with lines for head end power, allowing them to be located...
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    requirements. All Genesis locomotives provide head-end power (HEP) to the train via an alternator or inverter powered by the main engine. This system delivers...
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    hour (201.2 km/h). A separate static converter supplied 500 kW 480 V head-end power (HEP) for passenger comfort. This was sufficient to supply heating,...
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    through early 2006. The power rating of the PL42AC locomotives is 4,200 hp (3.1 MW) total for tractive effort and head-end power. The locomotive has a design...
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  • animal welfare practices to minimize animal distress and suffering Head-end power, a method for providing electricity to train carriages Heterogeneous...
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    Korean electric locomotive operated by Korail. This locomotive has head-end power capabilities in place of a dynamo car, which could be used with up to...
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    V16 GE 7FDL diesel engine, "C" for C-C wheel arrangement, and "H" for head-end power. This designation led to the units being nicknamed "Pooch". The P30CH...
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    power inverters carry electric current to each of the four AC traction motors. A static inverter off of the main prime mover supplies head-end power (HEP)...
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    transmitted. A rotary cutting head at the opposite end of the pole to the power unit. There are three main types of power unit:[citation needed] Gas engines...
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    EMD 12-710G3A, a 12-cylinder, two-stroke Diesel engine (prime mover). Head end power was supplied by a separate diesel generator. GO Transit began retiring...
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    diesel trains and other locomotives converted into power packs (cab control) used to provide head-end power for the trains. The bodies of the DE30AC and the...
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    addition of head end power generators, as it was believed this was a more efficient way of supplying power for air-conditioning and lighting than power vans...
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    20-cylinder engine since EMD's SDP45 and FP45 models from the 1960s. Head end power is generated by a separate, smaller Caterpillar C-18 diesel generator...
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    model name. The GE Dash 8-32BWH (or B32-8WH) is a variant built with Head End Power (HEP) and a wide cab for Amtrak service. Norfolk Southern #3563 is preserved...
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