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To: HiTech RedNeck

Correct, I’m sure. In the old days, there was a locomotive change at the Pennsylvania Station in New York, and not just because the New Haven took over from the Pennsy. The New Haven’s 1906 electrification was set to a different frequency.


30 posted on 02/01/2013 8:28:55 PM PST by Publius ("A centralized government is a centralized evil." -- Gen. John Graham)
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To: Publius

The old New Haven was also at 25 Hz. There used to be a locomotive change at Manhattan Transfer (not far from the current PATH Harrison station), however, the original Pennsy New York electrification was third rail (600 vdc) from Sunnyside Yard to Manhattan Transfer in order to enable tunnel operation under the Hudson and East Rivers. When the PRR extended the 11kV catenary from Trenton to New York, Manhattan Transfer was eventually done away with.
Now the former New Haven line is 12.5kV 60 Hz to New Haven (formerly 11kV 25 Hz, the old NH power system was badly worn), with the new Amtrak electrification from New Haven to Boston at 25kV 60Hz.


36 posted on 02/01/2013 8:50:49 PM PST by Fred Hayek (The Democratic Party is the operational wing of CPUSA.)
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