Electric Power-plants
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Cos Cob Power Plant Collection
Collection
Identifier: A.1990.119
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:
1903-2003
Found in:
Greenwich Historical Society