An electrical installation that draws high-voltage power from the commercial grid, transforms it, and supplies it to a railway overhead catenary or third rail system. These stations are spaced at calculated intervals along the right-of-way to maintain consistent voltage as multiple heavy locomotives draw power in the same sector.
Heard on the job
The breaker tripped at the feeder station, so we've no traction power on track two.
Also heard as
- substation
- traction substation