Old NYCRR Tower

By Norman Gates; posted June 26, 2012

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with M-3070s on it. Carried 11kv 25hz current to feed the substations placed at certain intervals to power the third rails along the track. Originally installed 1907, modernized 1986. Railroad (Metro-North) now gets power from Con Ed & other utilities using rectifier subs.

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