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It's 1908, and in about two years, the LIRR will start operating electric-powered trains under the East River between Manhattan and Long Island, creating a tsunami of new commuters. If you live in a town where the trains are powered by electricity, you will have an advantage - you will not have to risk extra delays by changing trains at Jamaica twice a day.
If you're a property owner, a developer, or a real estate agent, you stand to earn good money from people who move to your town to commute. If the trains that stop in your town are electric-powered, demand for homes will be higher, and so will prices; you'll earn a little more.
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