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Articles about power generation facilities for the New York Subway system.
The Interborough Subway's Power House (1904)
A report from October 29, 1904's Scientific American, and one from the New York Times, describing the construction, outfitting, and capabilities of the subway's powerplant.
Interborough Power Plant Enlargement (1915)
Electric Railway Journal article about remodeling of the IRT powerplant.
Tests on 30,000-Kw. Turbine/Data of New Interborough Turbine (1916/1921)
Electric Railway Journal article about the IRT's new 30,000-kw. turbines.
Interborough Commissions 60,000-Kw. Turbo-Generator Unit (1919)
Electric Railway Journal article about the IRT's new 60,000-kw. turbines.
Power Distribution in the Interborough (1926)
Electric Railway Journal article about improvements to power distribution on the IRT lines.
IRT Substation #21
A 1996 field trip to IRT Substation #21 in Brooklyn.
What is a Rotary Converter?
A look at how rotary converter technology works and how it was used in the New York subway system, by Bernard S. Greenberg.
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