New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad

AC Electrification of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (DUPE: IEEE+ASME)

Society: IEEE Main Category: Electrical Sub Category: Power, Energy & Industry Application Era: 1900-1909 DateCreated: 1907 New York to New Haven to Boston Cos Cob State: CT Zip: Country: USA Website: http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Milestones:Alternating-Current_Electrification_of_the_New_York,_New_Haven_%26_Hartford_Railroad,_1907 Creator: New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad , Westinghouse Electric

This was a pioneering venture in mainline railroad electrification. It established single-phase alternating current as a technical and economical alternative to direct current. This concept exerted considerable influence over subsequent systems both in the United States and abroad. The major components of the system were developed by the engineering staffs of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad and the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company of East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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1982

Image Credit: Courtesy of the New York Public Library. Image Caption: Alternating-Current Electrification of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Era_date_from: 1907

AC Electrification New York, New Haven & Hartford

Society: ASME Main Category: Mechanical Sub Category: Rail Transportation Era: 1900-1909 DateCreated: 1907 Cos Cob Power Station Cos Cob State: CT Zip: Country: USA Website: https://www.asme.org/about-asme/who-we-are/engineering-history/landmarks/76-ac-electrification-new-york-new-haven-hartford Creator: New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad

This was a pioneering venture in mainline railroad electrification and was a proving ground for railroad electrification technology. It established single-phase alternating current as a technical and economical alternative to direct current. This concept exerted considerable influence over subsequent systems both in the United States and abroad. The major components of the system were developed by the engineering staffs of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad and the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company of East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Image Credit: Image Caption: A New Haven EP-1 electric locomotive, circa 1907. Note the small DC pantograph between the two larger AC pantographs. Era_date_from: 1907