Propulsion and Automation Equipment for PATCO's Rapid Transit Cars

Abstract

Increased performance, increased passenger comfort, and a high level of automated operation have been achieved in the new design equipment applied to the new PATCO cars. The SCM IV (static-cam-magnetic) control system combined with a higher capacity GE 1255 motor achieves high performance with smooth operation. The automatic train control (ATC) system has achieved safe and consistent train operation with a minimum number of trains.