Lackawanna electrification improves suburban service

Establishing a noteworthy precedent in the railroad world the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad´s recently completed suburban electrification places entire dependence upon 3,000-volt mercury arc rectifiers. Other features of design include the use of trolley voltage directly across car heaters, and general planning of all designs and equipment selections to permit extension of electrification throughout the system to serve overland freight and passenger trains.