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Grand Central Terminal and the New York City Subway
We have an extensive collection of material on railroads and transit in New York City. Much of this material is not published elsewhere on the Internet. If you are interested in Grand Central Terminal, New York City subways, or transportation around New York City, read on and enjoy!
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Lackawanna Cutoff
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.
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National Corridors Initiative, Inc.
The National Corridors Initiative, Inc. is a private non-partisan, non-profit 501(c)3 organization that exists to support the development of rail infrastructure, including an integrated national transportation system that emphasizes rational transportation decisions. Come read our weekly E-Zine published weekly for over 5 years.
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Commuters, Car Culture
Most railroad passengers today are commuters. Taxpayers underwrite part of this cost and the ride is now more comfortable and the future more secure than ever before. Many ideas have been brought up over the years to ease commuting problems. A real story for this era is how automakers reshaped American ground transportation to serve their corporate wants instead of social needs.
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Railroads and Transit in Philadelphia
A collection of articles about Railroads and Transit in Philadelphia. The nation's fourth-largest metropolitan area boasts its third-largest commuter rail network (after New York and Chicago). SEPTA is an amalgam of the suburban services of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Reading Company.
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Railroad Mergers in the Northeast of the U.S.
Railroad mergers have taken place right from the beginning of railroading. The two peak periods for mergers have been the 1920's and the 1960's. Because of the Transportation Act of 1920, the ICC engaged Professor William Ripley of Harvard to develop a tentative plan for railroad consolidation.
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High-Speed Rail in NY State and Along the NE Corridor
Ridership on New York State's high-speed rail system will continue to rise even if no improvements are made. An attempt to match or better a bus trip from Delaware to Old Saybrook which appeared in the NY TIMES. Travel over Amtrak's Northeast Corridor between New Haven and Washington. Electrified railroads.
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Electric Railroads
History of electrified railroads throughout the United States. The disparate voltages, cycles, DC versus AC, third rail versus overhead, etc were the result of free enterprise capitalist competition.
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The Housatonic Railroad
This is all about the railroad from Western Connecticut to Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It was owned by the New Haven Railroad and is still surviving.
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Railroad Tunnels and Bridges
A collection of information about railroad tunnels (mostly going under water) and railroad bridges going over water.
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