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ALL HAIL the new streamlined monarch of the rails . . . bringing to The New Haven's electrified system between New York and New Haven, the last word in electric motive power . . . the locomotive of today and tomorrow!  Sleek, graceful, with greater power, more speed, smoother performance than ever before . . . a striking testimonial to the forward looking engineers of the great General Electric Company, who have designed and built these huge electric units, capable of hauling loads of 1200 tons at 80 miles per hour!
The march of New Haven progress in electrification dates from as far back as 1895, when the Nantasket Beach branch in Massachusetts was electrified.  This was the first attempt at electrification by any steam railroad.  the following year, work was started on electrification of the Hartford - New Britain - Berlin line, later extended two Bristol and then to Forestville, Connecticut; the New Canaan branch was electrified about 1899; the Providence, Warren and Bristol, Rhode Island line in 1901; and in 1906 and '07, several additional short sections in Connecticut were electrified.
This early experience in electrification, which included considerable research and experimentation as to the relative merits of "third rail" and "overhead wire" power distribution, stood the New Haven in good stead when confronted with the problem of electrifying that part of the system within the limits of New York City.  For, although up to that time no installation of any magnitude had been made using the "overhead wire" system, the company decided upon this method, and in 1907 installed a four track electrified system as far as Stamford.  This was deemed advisable because of the density of suburban rail traffic, and be impracticability of changing power units within this congested area. In 1913, the success of the system having been fully demonstrated, the electrified lines were extended to New Haven, and in 1915 a short distance further to include Cedar Hill freight terminal, which is today the eastern boundary line between the electric and steam zones of The New Haven Railroad.
For a number of years after this costly installation, the New Haven had the greatest electrified mileage of any railroad in the United States . . . having added in 1925 an electrified line from South Norwalk to Danbury, and in 1927, to Bay Ridge in Brooklyn, via the Long Island Railroad, so that freight could operate through to that point from Cedar Hill, over the Hell Gate Bridge.  At present, it ranks as one of the most important and most comprehensive sections of electrified railroads in the world, including as it does, high speed passenger service, suburban service with multiple unit equipment, heavy freight service, and passenger and freight yard switching.
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This was my first AC-locomotive job and presented a real challenge. For several years, Brandenstein, Lynch and A.E.Smith in our place had been very active following the big Pennsylvania Railroad electrification workm particularly the locomotives, some of which were built by the PRR at their Altoona Shops and

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