It was ABB's link between Connecticut and Long Island that allowed Long Island to get power back hours before Manhattan did after the August 2003 blackout.

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At 6:30 p.m. a train from Shinjuku station, one of the busiest in Tokyo, was packed with people rushing home before a possible blackout.

FORBES: Tokyo Streets Quiet As Foreigners Flee, Locals Hunker Down