[sdiy] OT: Generator?

[John L Marshall]

> Nope, they just use the current to heat resistors. Saves wear on the
> brakes. Some railroads in the US were electrified; I don't know if they
fed
> the current back or not.
The Milwaukee Railroad used to terminate in Seattle. It was all electric
except when climbing Snoqualmie Pass. The pass was one of the steepest in
USA and required booster engines. I do not believe that they used
regenerative braking. It's a hiking-biking trail now, with long tunnel.