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(last edited July 20, 2005) Front Page | Recent Changes | Title Index | User Preferences | Random Page | HelpA braking system used by locomotives and trains fitted with electric traction motors where the motors become generators and the current developed is fed to on-board resistor grids. The energy is dissipated as heat as the grids cool. Some grids have to be force-ventilated to dispose of the heat quickly enough. Rheostatic braking is useful for diesel-electric locomotives with heavy freight trains on long down grades.
