> It results in oddities like running your railroad at 16-2/3 Hz. 50 Hz railway systems are probably more common than 50/3, at least in Europe: https://en.wik

> It results in oddities like running your railroad at 16-2/3 Hz. 50 Hz railway systems are probably more common than 50/3, at least in Europe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_electrification_system#/media/File:Europe_rail_electrification_en.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_electrification_system... 25 kV AC 50 Hz (60 Hz in countries using such grid frequency) is the modern standard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/25_kV_AC_railway_electrification https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/25_kV_AC_railway_electrificati...