Northwest Rail Electric
2630 SE Steele Street
Portland Oregon 97202
(503) 231-4808, fax (503) 230-0572
You can also reach us at our e-mail contacts.
Railway Passenger Car:
Where is Northwest Rail Electric on a typical passenger car? Take a look at the average passenger car project to find out.
We are a manufacturer of custom electrical equipment, electric locker packages, HVAC equipment and controls, and various other equipment for the railroad passenger car industry. As part of our "single source" service for the railroad passenger car industry, we also are distributors for diesel generators designed for under-car mounting, with Northwest Rail Electric generator controls specifically designed for use with these generator packages. Head-End Power equipment, power distribution equipment, connectors, and high performance railroad grade electrical wire include both products manufactured by us for the railroad passenger car industry and items distributed by us. The term HEP is not new for us, having been involved, in some way or another, with several hundred Head-End Power conversions all over North America. We have done business with a number of passenger car shops, and have at times been involved as consultants in passenger car purchases and rebuilding. From small electrical hardware unique to passenger car electrical systems to entire passenger cars, Northwest Rail Electric can find a solution to your passenger car needs.
A Few Selected Parts and Products:
[ A List of Our Services and Product Types ] [ NW-25100 typical passenger car electrical package ] [ NW-603-INT Replacement Package for older Amtrak cars ] [ NW-25200 Dual-Zone Control Package ] [ HVAC Equipment and Controls ] [ GC-130 Small Power Car Generator Control ] [ NW-GC500 Passenger Car Power Automation System ] [ Recent Custom Projects ] [ NW-YPHP Yard Power Packages ]
A Few Distributed Products:
[ Railroad Grade Electrical Wire ] [ Stadco Generators ] [ Clements HEP Connectors ]
Some Information About Passenger Car Electrical Systems:
[ What is required for converting a passenger car to head end power? ] [ What parts are used to give a car Amtrak style HEP power lines? ] [ Typical HEP Configurations in use in North America and some typical electrical loads for types of passenger cars ]
[ E-mail ] [ 503-231-4808 ]
[ We are trade members of AAPRCO, the RPCA, and Train. ]
[ Here is a link to our Local NRHS Chapter ]
If you are looking for a railroad related web site, one good place to start is the Directory of World Wide Rail Sites. It is run by the National Model Railroad Association, but don't let the fact that it is run by a model railroad group fool you! On the left side of their main page, if you scroll downward a bit, you will find an area called "prototype railroading" and that area features a number of links to railroad industry and association web sites all over the world. When it comes to finding out about the railroad industry, it puts a number of general reference web sites to shame.
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