1. Bruce, Alfred W. The Steam Locomotive in America: Its Development in the Twentieth Century. New York: Bonanza Books, 1952; 28.
2. Holmes, Oliver Wendell. Complete Poetical Works. Ed. Horace E. Scudder. Boston: Houghton, 1895;301.
3. Wilgus, William J. Electrification of the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad in the New York Zone. Street Railway Journal, October 8, 1904; 584.
4. Ibid; 584.
5. Ibid; 585.
6. Ibid; 585.
7. Ibid; 584.
8. Sprague, Frank J. Some Facts and Problems Bearing on Electric Trunk-Line Operation. Street Railway Journal, May 25, 1907; 907.
9. Ibid; 915.
10. High-Speed Electric Locomotive for the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad. Street Railway Journal, November 19, 1904; 901.
11. Ibid; 901.
12. Ibid; 901.
13. Ibid; 901.
14. Ibid; 901.
15. Ibid; 902.
16. Ibid; 903.
17. Test of New York Central Electric Locomotive. Street Railway Journal, November 19, 1904; 897.
18. Ibid; 897.
19. High-Speed Electric Locomotive for the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad. Street Railway Journal, November 19, 1904; 900.
20. Ibid; 900.
21. The New York Times, Feb 3, 1907; pt 5, 13:1.
22. The New York Central Accident. Street Railway Journal, April 6, 1907; 621.
23. The New York Central Accident. Street Railway Journal, March 16, 1907; 461.
24. Ibid; 461.
25. Ibid; 461.
26. Bruce, Alfred W. The Steam Locomotive in America: Its Development in the Twentieth Century. New York: Bonanza Books, 1952; 238.
27. Night Ride. Trains, February, 1944; 35, 36 (Reprinted from The Monogram, General Electric Comapny).
28. Holmes, Oliver Wendell. Complete Poetical Works. Ed. Horace E. Scudder. Boston: Houghton, 1895; 301.
Alfred Barten, 16 January 1993.
This is the seventh part of an article written in 1992 for Electric Lines magazine, just before it ceased publishing.