Rage! At the Train Station: Long Island Railroad Controversies

Infrastructure projects have frequently generated controversies in American history, and railroads in particular have been the cause of many a political fracas.  

In her latest project, journalist and independent scholar Elizabeth Moore is uncovering the history of controversies over the Long Island Railroad. The politics are complex and multi-layered. From hyper-local concerns about noise, safety, and property values, to community-wide concerns about development and accessibility, to state-level concerns for tax revenue, popular approbation, and power. Every train, every rail, every station, and every commuter is bound up in these problems.

In support of her work Moore received funding from the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society at the Hagley Museum and Library. 

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