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United States History

City University of New York (CUNY)

Publications and Research

2016

Diesel Locomotion

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The Modernization Of The Long Island Rail Road, Derek Stadler Dec 2016

The Modernization Of The Long Island Rail Road, Derek Stadler

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The history of Long Island embodies what public funding contributes to transportation infrastructure. The article contextualizes the Long Island Rail Road in American railroad history both as a private company and public service. Using the Port Jefferson branch as an example, it argues that state proprietorship was essential for modernization and that recent improvements proved to be a poor investment.

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