ALTRIOS ROUTE (IMAGE)

Southwest Research Institute

ALTRIOS ROUTE

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Pictured: ALTRIOS simulated a route through the Cascade Mountains in Washington state, showing a battery-electric locomotive’s state of charge (indicated by the dot size). ALTRIOS accounts for trains stopping to allow others to pass (orange), battery usage as trains climb mountains (red) and regenerative battery charging as trains descend the mountain (green).

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Southwest Research Institute

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