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Railroad History West of the Hudson and Around New York State |
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This really cool fuel tank used to reside between Albany and Troy on the Hudson River. In the name of progress, it is gone! |
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Links to many interesting railroad-related sites. Of interest to the railroad manager, railfans, advocates of super railroads, railroad historians. Links to many rail-related organizations and museums. The one source to go to for railroad history. |
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| The Mighty O&W |
All about the New York, Ontario & Western railroad. Some pieces of this railroad that was lost in 1957 are still used by other lines. See some great material on the Ontario & Western . |
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| Industrial Development on the Delaware & Hudson |
1920's story about how the Delaware & Hudson Railroad
helped develop the region it served. How coal played a role in the history of the D&H.
D&H Sales Offices. D&H to North Creek.
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Tahawus: Railroad to a Mine, Does it have a Future? Brief history of a railroad to a mine in the middle of New York State's Adirondack Park. Part of the railroad (Saratoga Springs to North Creek) is a tourist line with dinner trains and ski trains. Will the last section to the mine come back to life? |
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Wallkill Line West of railroad Hudson Map Ron Wright's interest in trains began in the early 1950's watching NYC Hudsons and soon led to picking up a camera in 1954. See Ron Wright's railroad collection. |
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Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railway
Original purpose of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western was to bring Scranton to the world. In the process, it became a major trunkline. It was a very important link for commuters in New Jersey. Lackawanna had a 34-mile branch to Ithaca. It ran between Owego on the DL&W main line and the college town of Ithaca on Cayuga Lake. See a great sample of this material or see the entire article. |
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| Way back when, Utica had three railroads besides the New York Central. Until 1957 these three railroads ran through, and crossed each other in the South Utica/New Hartford area: Ontario & Western, Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, and West Shore (really a part of New York Central). Even the municipal borders varied. Until 1925, what is now South Utica was a part of the town of New Hartford. See the full story on the three other railroads of Utica, New York |
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The Erie and the DL&W were merged in 1960.
The Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western were merged on October 17, 1960. See the outcome of this merger and its impact on history. Read about the Starucca Viaduct, the Buffalo Creek Railroad, and the duplicate rail lines that the merger created. See a great sample of this material or the entire article. |
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My last ride on the JFK Express subway in April 1990.
Article on subway ride on the JFK Express just before it was discontinued. Includes the experience of a cab ride from Howard Beach to the new station at Queensbridge. See a great sample of this material or the entire article. |
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Lehigh Valley Railroad.
Chartered in 1853, the Lehigh Valley opened from Easton PA to Mouch Chunk (since renamed Jim Thorpe) by 1855. It had begun in 1846 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill & Susquehanna Railroad. Nothing was done until 1851 when financing was secured from Asa Packer. The idea had been to break a canal monopoly on anthracite held by the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company. See a great sample of this material or the entire article. |
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Long Island Railroad - Route of the Dashing Commuter
All about the Long Island Railroad. The MTA Long Island Rail Road is the busiest commuter railroad in North America. It is also an old railroad, rich in heritage. See a great sample of this material or the entire article. |
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Railroads On The Rebound |
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Over the last 50+ years, railroads have changed a lot. Now they are about to change again.
It is all about a combination of economic factors and climate factors. Since 1950 , railroads have consolidated. Freight moved from a "box car mentality" to a "unit train,mentality". Passenger went from a robust business to a "caretaker" arrangement called AMTRAK. This happened as everybody could drive for free on the Interstate Highway System or fly on an airline system where the government subsidized both airlines and airports. In the meantime, railroad express and railroad post offices went "down the tubes". The old Post Office Department and the Railway Express Agency could not adjust to the new way. UPS and Fex Ex could. |
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The Richfield Springs branch of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railway extended through Bridgewater, where it connected with the Unadilla Valley Railroad, a shortline that served Edmeston and New Berlin to Richfield Springs on Canadarago Lake, once a rather fashionable resort. Here, from 1905 until 1940, the DL&W had a passenger and freight connection with the Southern New York Railway, an interurban to Oneonta. Milk and light freight were the chief sources of revenue on this branch. Delaware Otsego subsidiary Central New York Railroad acquired this branch from Richfield Jct. to Richfield Springs, 22 miles, in 1973. Enginehouse was at Richfield Springs. Became part of NYS&W northern division after NYS&W bought the DL&W Syracuse & Utica branches from Conrail in 1982. Traffic on line gradually dropped off. Line east from Bridgewater embargoed in 1990. Abandoned and track removed in 1995, westerly 2-3 miles left in place for stone trains. In 2009: This old railroad is now owned by the Utica, Chenango and Susquehanna Valley LLC in Richfield Springs. They also own the 1930 Newark Milk and Cream Company creamery in South Columbia. |
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| Morscher's Railroad Images: photographs are from the Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York areas. These include many early Conrail images. There is also an assortment of railroad photos from the following lines: B&O; C&O; CSX; D&H; EL; Norfolk & Western; Norfolk Southern |
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The New Haven's Maybrook Line
The New Haven's Maybrook Line and connections to other railroads: Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, New York Central, Lehigh & Hudson River, Lehigh & New England, Erie, Ontario & Western, Lehigh Valley See a great sample of this material or the entire article. |
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The Southern New York Railway and other Railroads in Oneonta
The Southern New York Railway: Interurban electric between Oneonta and Mohawk Valley. Railroad connections in Oneonta with the New York Central and the Delaware and Hudson. Read about a fantastic fan trip in 1938. See a great sample of this material or the entire article. |
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The Warwick Valley and Other Railroads West of the Hudson
New Jersey's Answer To Tehachapi. Route that the Sealand container trains take from Buffalo to New York. I've got an old stock certificate from the Warwick Valley Rail Road Company which became the Lehigh & Hudson River RR. The L&NE carried both anthracite and cement; but declines in the traffic caused the parent Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company to abandon the still-solvent road in 1960. See a great sample of this material or the entire article. |
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The New York City Subway System
Article based on a column by NEW YORK NEWSDAY reporter Jim Dwyer. A look at what has gone wrong with the subways since 1940. New York City's Transit Museum held a panel discussion on the merits of various types of subway maps. To kill an hour in New York City, try a subway ride. See a great sample of this material or the entire article. |
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Central New York Railroad
The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western once had a branch to Richfield Springs. It was sold to the Delaware Otsego system and set up as the Central New York. |
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Railroads Around New York State
One August I went on a trip mostly in New York State. While I only rode on one train, saw a great deal of rail history See a great sample of this material or the entire article. All the railroads of New York State. |
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Robert Moses: Against Mass Transit
Did you ever wonder who messed up the mass transit system in New York City? An in-depth look at Robert Moses and his life. See a great sample of this material or purchase the entire article. < |
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The U.S. Postal Service is introducing a special "Forever" stamp, Owney the Postal Dog.
The stamp is on sale nationwide.With the Owney the Postal Dog stamp, the Postal Service commemorates Owney,
the canine mascot of the Railway Mail Service. Beloved of clerks on mail-sorting trains at the end of the 19th century,
Owney was hailed as a symbol of good luck. Today he is an icon of American postal lore whose story highlights the
historical importance of the Railway Mail Service.
Developed during the 19th Century, the Post Office Department's Railway Mail Service was an efficient and decentralized way to process mail by sorting it aboard moving trains, an innovation that became increasingly important after the Civil War. In the 1880s, during the height of the Railway Mail Service, a dog, likely a terrier mix, appeared in the Post Office in Albany, New York. Clerks took a liking to him and named him Owney. Fond of riding in postal wagons, Owney followed mailbags onto trains and soon became a good luck charm to Railway Mail Service employees, who made him their unofficial mascot. Working in the Railway Mail Service was highly dangerous, according to the National Postal Museum; more than 80 mail clerks were killed in train wrecks and more than 2,000 were injured between 1890 and 1900. However, it was said that no train ever met with trouble while Owney was aboard. On passenger trains, railroads operated lots of equipment other than sleepers, coaches, dining cars, etc. This equipment was generally called 'head-end' equipment, these 'freight' cars were at one time plentiful and highly profitable for the railroads. In the heyday of passenger service, these industries were a big part of the railroad's operations, and got serious attention. |
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Railroads and Snow See some historic photographs of the railroads in snow. Rotary plows in snow! Great stories of railroad action in Winter! |
New York City Subway Tunnels
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Once upon a time, milk trains were important New York Central Milk Business Ontario & Western Milk Business |
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| Grand Central Terminal and the New York City Subway |
This page is our gateway to New York City. Find out about the
New York Central Railroad's
Grand Central Terminal.
Explore the fabulous
New York City Subway System. Learn who
Robert Moses. was and his impact on New York City.
Understand
New York City transit planning,
West Side Freight Line (the "High Line") and
St Johns terminal. The
New Haven Railroad and the
Long Island Railroad reached into New York City. Did you know the
Lehigh Valley Railroad even went into New York City (by ferry).
Learn about the
Jenney Plan to bring commuters into New York City and finally explore
mysterious track 61 at Grand Central Terminal
with its relationship to
Presidents of the United States.
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Troop Train Photo Album Photos of a trip from Texas to New York City (World War II) as an armored division brings its equipment and troops to the port. |
Special Research Section on the Lake Ontario Shore Railroad. This section contains information that is unpublished elsewhere! In the early 1870's, the Lake Ontario Shore Railroad had been built from Oswego along the shore of Lake Ontario to the Niagara River (Suspension Bridge). It bypassed Rochester, had no manufacturing industries and first became part of the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburgh which was acquired by the New York Central. 
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Golf in Nice and the French Riviera
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We are working on our list of Golf Hotels and Resorts
Some of these are well known because of PGA Tour events held there. Pinehurst; The Greenbrier; and Pebble Beach certainly belong in this catagory. Others are located in towns with even more than golf as an attraction. In this Category is The Otesaga in Cooperstown, New York; Basin Harbor Club on Lake Champlain. |
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Visit the Mercantour Park and St Martin Vesubie. Enjoy the mountains only an hour from the sea. |
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This view is from
Cap Ferrat looking towards the shoreline where the Alps Mountains
almost meet the Mediterranean Sea. Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat is between
Nice and
Monte Carlo
Find out more on visiting the French Riviera and other tourist spots. Photo courtesy of Alternative Solutions Business-to-Business |
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Which One of These People Hurt New York City Public Transit the Most? Click on the picture to find the correct answer. If you get the wrong answer, you will still see a good story! |
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