Electric railroads
Subject
Subject Source: Fast
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Cos Cob Power Plant Records
Collection
Identifier: 1988-0024
Abstract
The Cos Cob Power Plant, an electrical power plant located in Greenwich, Connecticut, was part of a pioneering venture in mainline railroad electrification. With the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad designed an efficient system using alternating-current (ac) electrification that facilitated railroad traffic into urban areas after the New York legislature passed laws prohibiting the use of steam locomotives in New York City south...
Dates:
undated, 1891-1986
