New York Central System

Author : Michael Leavy
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0738549282
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New York Central System written by Michael Leavy and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A full generation has passed since a New York Central emblem dashed across the countryside on a railroad car, but few could ever forget "the greatest railroad in the world." The New York Central System grew from an amalgamation of smaller lines stretching from Albany to Buffalo in the 1830s. Twenty years later, the lines were gathered into a single company. Its phenomenal success did not go unnoticed by Cornelius "the Commodore" Vanderbilt. In his late sixties, when most men retire, he methodically started acquiring railroads in the New York City and Hudson River region. He then acquired the New York Central and merged it with his Hudson River Railroad. The Commodore and his son William, the foremost rail barons of their age, forged ahead with one of the most dynamic future-directed endeavors in the world-a railroad empire that traversed 11 states and 2 Canadian provinces.

Author : William D. Edson
Publisher : Motorbooks International
ISBN 13 : 9781883089160
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New York Central System Diesel Locomotives written by William D. Edson and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sarah Bradford Landau
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300077391
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rise of the New York Skyscraper, 1865-1913 written by Sarah Bradford Landau and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The invention of the New York skyscraper is one of the most fascinating developments in the history of architecture. This authoritative book chronicles the history of New York's first skyscrapers, challenging conventional wisdom that it was in Chicago and not New York that the skyscraper was born. 206 illustrations.

Author : Edward Hungerford
Publisher : New York : Thomas Y. Crowell
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Men and Iron written by Edward Hungerford and published by New York : Thomas Y. Crowell. This book was released on 1938 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1374 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Railroad Age Gazette written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 1374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Aaron E. Klein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780756757243
Total Pages : 128 pages
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Download or read book The History of the New York Central System written by Aaron E. Klein and published by . This book was released on 2002-08-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of an amazingly long-lived and vigorous railroad that grew into a far-flung network that stretched as far west as Chicago. Along its rails raced the 20th Century Limited -- the train that became a byword for speed and luxury. But it is also the story of the frantic mergers of the late 19th century, the cutthroat competition between the great railroad barons, and the historic distrust between the state capital of Albany and NY City. Despite the roadblocks posed by politicians, and competition from both the Erie Canal and the state turnpike, the NY Central flourished for well over a century -- until the decline that led to its merger with the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1968. 100+ rare and colorful photos.

Author : Thomas R. Gerbracht
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692081877
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Know Thy Niagaras written by Thomas R. Gerbracht and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-16 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete story of the New York Central railroad's famous Niagara type steam locomotives

Author : Albert Carpenter Kalmbach
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grand Central Terminal, New York City written by Albert Carpenter Kalmbach and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Brian Solomon
Publisher : Voyageur Press
ISBN 13 : 9780760329283
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New York Central Railroad written by Brian Solomon and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2007-08-15 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For decades the New York Central reigned as one of Americas most important railroads. Beginning with the 1853 consolidation of a group of fledgling railways that formed a route from Buffalo to Albany, the New York Central grew into a powerhouse transportation company with more than 10,000 route miles. This illustrated history of the railroad that grew to power under the Vanderbilt dynasty covers every aspect of the New York Central through its 1968 merger with longtime rival Pennsylvania Railroad and the eventual merger of Penn Centrals successor, Conrail, into Norfolk Southern and CSX. Along the way, readers are treated to a selection of archival photographs, commissioned route maps, period ads, and timetables detailing all of New York Centrals operations--steam and diesel, freight and passenger--not to mention associated icons like Grand Central Terminal, the legendary Henry Dreyfuss shrouded Hudson steam locomotives, the Water Level Route, and the 20th Century Limited passenger trains. Prolific railway author Brian Solomon sources 150 evocative photographs, promotional materials, and postcards not included in the previous edition to deliver a nostalgic and colorful look at the New York Central. In addition, there are four specially commissioned maps.

Author : Stephen E. Ambrose
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 9780743203173
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nothing Like It In the World written by Stephen E. Ambrose and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2001-11-06 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the men who build the transcontinental railroad in the 1860's.