Railroad electrification in the United States | Wikipedia audio article
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00:00:57 1 Impetus for electrification
00:01:13 1.1 Laws banning steam locomotives (smoke abatement)
00:02:01 1.2 Long tunnels
00:02:35 1.3 Mountains
00:03:09 1.4 Traffic density
00:03:37 1.5 Short-distance commuter operations
00:04:12 1.6 Freight operations
00:04:31 2 Overview of electrification in the U.S.
00:06:09 3 History of electrification projects in the United States
00:06:22 3.1 Smoke abatement
00:06:32 3.1.1 Cleveland Union Terminals Co.
00:07:08 3.1.2 New York Central Railroad (Hudson and Harlem Divisions)
00:08:27 3.2 Tunnels
00:08:35 3.2.1 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
00:09:35 3.2.2 Boston &amp; Maine Railroad (Hoosac Tunnel)
00:10:06 3.2.3 Grand Trunk Railway (St. Clair Tunnel)
00:11:29 3.2.4 Great Northern Railway (Cascade Tunnel)
00:13:18 3.2.5 Michigan Central Railroad (Detroit Tunnel Lines)
00:14:17 3.2.6 Hudson &amp; Manhattan Railroad (Hudson River Tubes)
00:15:02 3.3 Mountainous Terrain
00:15:11 3.3.1 Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway
00:16:08 3.3.2 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad (the Milwaukee Road)
00:17:07 3.3.2.1 Rocky Mountain Division (Harlowton to Avery)
00:18:07 3.3.2.2 Coast Division (Othello to Tacoma/Seattle)
00:18:52 3.3.3 Norfolk and Western Railway
00:19:21 3.3.4 Virginian Railway
00:19:47 3.4 Traffic Density
00:19:57 3.4.1 Amtrak
00:21:39 3.4.2 Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad
00:22:27 3.4.3 Erie Railroad (Rochester Division)
00:23:10 3.4.4 New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
00:24:05 3.4.5 Pennsylvania Railroad
00:24:20 3.4.5.1 West Jersey and Seashore Railroad
00:28:36 3.4.5.2 New York Terminal
00:29:34 3.4.5.3 Paoli
00:30:38 3.4.5.4 New York - Washington
00:32:47 3.4.6 Rock Island &amp; Southern Railway
00:33:04 3.4.7 Spokane &amp; Inland Empire Railroad
00:33:21 3.5 Suburban Commuter Operations
00:33:32 3.5.1 Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad / Morris and Essex Railroad
00:34:06 3.5.2 Denver RTD
00:34:32 3.5.3 Reading Railroad
00:36:48 3.5.4 Illinois Central Railroad
00:37:33 3.5.5 Long Island Rail Road
00:39:39 3.5.6 New York, Westchester and Boston Railway
00:40:24 3.5.7 Caltrain
00:41:54 3.6 Freight operations
00:42:03 3.6.1 Texas Transportation Company
00:42:40 3.6.2 Black Mesa and Lake Powell Railroad
00:43:22 3.6.3 Niagara Junction Railway
00:44:03 3.6.4 Muskingum Electric Railroad
00:44:38 3.6.5 Mason City &amp; Clear Lake Traction Co.
00:45:14 4 See also



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Railroad electrification in the United States began at the turn of the 20th century and comprised many different systems in many different geographical areas, few of which were connected. Despite this situation, these systems shared a small number of common reasons for electrification.Most of the systems discussed in this article are either no longer electrified, or are now part of the Northeast Corridor and Keystone Corridor systems used by Amtrak and several commuter rail lines. One exception is the Black Mesa and Lake Powell Railroad, an isolated system hauling coal from a mine to a power plant. Most mass transit, streetcar and interurban systems electrified very early—many from the beginning—but are not within the scope of this article.