Arnold, Bion J. (Bion Joseph), 1861-1942
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Arnold, Bion J. (Bion Joseph), 1861-1942
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Arnold, Bion J. 1861-1942
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Bion J. Arnold (1861-1942) was an engineer who advised Chicago and other cities on the development of their electric transit systems. He devised the plan for the electrification of Grand Central Terminal in New York City.
Arnold was born on Aug. 14, 1861 in Casnovia, MI; BS (1884), MS (1887), Hillsdale College; EE, Univ. of Nebraska, 1897; D. Sc, Armour Institute, 1907; D. Eng, Univ. of Nebraska, 1911; became an independant consultant engineer in 1893; designed and built Intramural Railway at the Chicago Exposition; devised plan for electrically operating trains of New York Central Railroad in and out of NY; invented combined direct-connected machines, a magnetic clutch, storage battery improvements, and new systems and devices for electric railways, pioneered alternating current, direct current, and single phase electric traction systems; served as president, American Institute of Electrical Engineers, 1903-4; he died on Jan. 29, 1942.
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Grand Central Terminal (New York, N.Y.)
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