IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing
On 27 June 1895, at the nearby Howard Street Tunnel, the B&O demonstrated the first electrified main line railroad, and commercial operation began four days later. The electrification involved designing, engineering, and constructing electric locomotives far more powerful than any then existing and creating innovative electric power generation and distribution facilities. This pioneering achievement became a prototype for later main line railroad electrification.| HM Number | HM2I9V |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) series |
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| Year Placed | 2012 |
| Placed By | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, June 29th, 2019 at 5:02pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 359137 N 4349723 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 39.28543333, -76.63328333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 17.126', W 76° 37.997' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 17' 7.5600000000001" N, 76° 37' 59.82" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near , , |
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