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File:View west of load dispatch model board; section covers substations from edgerly (right) to thorndale and west yard (left). Instruments at bottom of center board section HAER PA,51-PHILA,712B-7.tif

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Stewart, Robert, creator
Title
View west of load dispatch model board; section covers substations from edgerly (right) to thorndale and west yard (left). Instruments at bottom of center board section formerly monitored energy usage and were replaced by a computerized monitoring system. - Thirtieth Street Station, Load Dispatch Center, Thirtieth and Market Streets, Railroad Station, Amtrak (formerly Pennsylvania Railroad Station), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Depicted place Pennsylvania; Philadelphia County; Philadelphia
Date 1997
date QS:P571,+1997-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HAER PA,51-PHILA,712B-7
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  • Significance: It was designed to visually and aurally indicate the operating status of the railroad's power system. This particular load dispatch center monitors and supervises electrical loads and power supply to the railroad's power distribution system from New York to Washington, D.C. The load dispatchers who work at this site oversee the electrical load on sections of the system. They are responsible for maintaining continually and availability of power for operation of trains on the system...
  • Survey number: HAER PA-404-B
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/pa3881.photos.362736p
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