New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Electrification Collection. undated, 1914-1973.

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New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Electrification Collection. undated, 1914-1973.

The focus of the collection is on electrification, or the installation of overhead wire or third rail power distribution facilities to enable operation of trains hauled by electric locomotives, of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. Mr. Brecken, a railroad enthusiast and donor, is a resident of Port Chester, New York.

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