“The Long Island Railroad Electrified”

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Title

“The Long Island Railroad Electrified”

Creator

A. Frederick Collins

Date

1905-11-18

Description

This article, published in 1905, discusses the transformation of the Long Island railroad from using steam to being electrically-operated. Trains, during the time period of The House of Mirth, were the largest and fastest transportation systems that enabled people to travel longer distances in a faster amount of time. With this article, it expresses the time in which electricity was being utilized to create swifter, more durable transportation, versus in The Lamplighter when the greatest source of extended-distance travel was by boat on water.

Contributor

Caitlin Wordham

Source*

FREDERICK, BY A. "THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD ELECTRIFIED." Scientific American (1845-1908) Nov 18 1905: 397. ProQuest. Web. 6 Apr. 2015. <http://search.proquest.com.mutex.gmu.edu/docview/126788069/abstract/EED719515E1D4190PQ/1?accountid=14541>.

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(1) Original document is out of copyright (it was published before 1923). Every effort has been made to comply with the provisions of any licensing agreements associated with digitization of the original document. For further information, please see the “about” page.

Language

English

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Citation

A. Frederick Collins, ““The Long Island Railroad Electrified”,” American Women's Bestsellers -- Spring 2015, accessed March 28, 2024, https://202s15.cesaunders.net/items/show/90.

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