Commuter Rail AC Electrification Load-Flow Simulation Report - RTD

Commuter Rail AC Electrification Load-Flow Simulation Report Revision 1
Vehicle Data
A summary of the sources for the vehicle data are listed below;
[1] RTD EMU–DMU Commuter Rail Passenger Railcar Procurement Technical Provisions,
Draft for Industry Review, dated July 7, 2008
Assumed propulsion system efficiencies and power factors were taken from [2] for estimates of
the Arrow IV EMU.
[2] Amtrak Energy Management: Usage/Capacity Study, Data Collection (“Day 90”) Report,
SYSTRA Engineering Inc., dated July 15, 2004
RTD operating plan, including hours of operations, headway, end-of-route turn times, and
station dwells, are consistent with:
[3] "Gold Line and East Corridor Operations Plans," dated September 4, 2008
(These reports define the East Corridor and Gold Line services for 2030 only)
[4] "North Metro Corridor 2008 APE Service Plans – 2015 & 2030," dated May 20, 2008
[5] Commuter Rail Operations and Maintenance Cost Estimate Report, Rev. 4, dated
December 5, 2008
The 35 second dwell time was first documented in:
[6] FRSC-06-005 Operating Cost Comparison of Candidate Technologies for Commuter
Rail Corridors in the Denver Regional Transportation District, Rev. 2, dated October 4,
2006
[7] FRSC-06-006 FasTracks Trip Times and Energy Simulations, Rev. 2, dated October 4,
2006
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