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The Troy & Schenectady, Now It Is A Bike Path
The American Museum of Electricity (What! You never heard of it?) stored its collection on the old Troy & Schenectady Railroad. This historic railroad was part of the original New York Central Railroad formed in 1853.
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Kahndog Publications
Preserving the history of the P&LE RR through our books, Kahndog Tales articles & Monthly Historic Photo Galleries. We cover these RR: NYC, P&LE, B&O, PRR,Youngstown area, part of Ohio,part of WVA. Jack Polaritz, Author/Historian.
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Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad
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The Chicago & Western Indiana officially owned Dearborn Station. The C&WI itself was owned jointly by the C&EI, Erie, Grand Trunk, Monon and Wabash. Although Santa Fe operated the greatest number of trains at the station, it was only a tenant.
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The Shepaug Railroad in Connecticut
The Shepaug Railroad ran from Hawleyville to Litchfield in Connecticut. It was owned by the New Haven Railroad and went out of business in the 1940's.
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The Rome Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad
The 643-mile Rome Watertown and Ogdensburg became a part of the New York Central in 1891. As late as the mid-1950's, most of the RW&O was still in service. Everything east of Oswego was part of the St. Lawrence Division. The old Lake Ontario Shore Railroad was part of the Syracuse Division.
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Milk Trains
Milk Trains were once important to provide milk to our big cities.
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Warwick Valley & 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.
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Chicago River and Indiana Railroad
The Chicago River & Indiana Railroad and the Chicago Junction Railway controlled access to the Chicago Union Stock Yards district. They were part of the New York Central System. Includes
the Indiana Harbor Belt.
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Peoria and Eastern Railway Company
Peoria and Eastern Railway (P&E) Company went from Indianapolis to Peoria. It was a wholly-owned subsidiary of the New York Central System. It was not until August, 1996, when a portion of the line was sold to Norfolk Southern Corporation, that the line was no longer a part of the NY Central "Big Four" System.
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Since 1950
Over fifty years ago, Merle Armitage published a book called "The Railroads of America". In it, he listed the major railroads of the time. I took his list and tried to see where they all went. I also compared to a 1980 source of Class 1 railroads.
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