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The New York Central System was one of the greatest railways of the 20th Century. Home of the Great Steel Fleet of passenger trains including the well known 20th Century Limited and Empire State Express. Known as The Water Level Route, it served customers between New York/Boston and Chicago, as well as many other cities in the Eastern United States. It included the Boston & Albany, Pittsburgh & Lake Erie, Peoria & Eastern, Big Four, Michigan Central, among others, as well as its Canadian divisions through Southern Ontario.

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	Winter, Snow and Railroads All about how railroads deal with Winter and snow. The New York Central's "Snow Book". Winter on the Long Island Railroad.

	Chip Syme's Penn Central Valley Division Chip Syme is a professional railroader, modeling the Penn Central Valley Division in Eastern Ohio through the Penn Central and early Conrail years.

	Penn Central Transportation Company The Penn Central was born amid great expectations and promises on February 1,1968 by the merger of the New York Central System into the Pennsylvania Railroad on that date. With incompatible computer systems ,signal systems, operating styles, and personalities at the top, the new railroad remained essentially two in operation though it was one in name.

	Richard Leonard's New York Central Collection Assorted photos of NYC system steam locomotives not taken by me, plus diesel photos I took in the 1950s and some "fantasy" NYC steam I created - all with commentary.

	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.

king5021 profile private message king5021 Text king5021 Email king5021	New York Central Lines Magazine A most interesting period in the history of the New York Central (1919-1931) was well-chronicled in its in-house magazine. An article in "Transportation World" provides an historical sketch of the New York Central. George H. Daniels was the road's General Passenger Agent for many years and ranks as one of the greats of American advertising.

	Fishkill Landing Completion The New York Central ran from New York City to Albany and beyond through the Hudson Valley. The Newburgh, Dutchess and Connecticut Railroad (later Central New England, then New Haven) met the Central at Fishkill Landing.

	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.

king5021 profile private message king5021 Text king5021 Email king5021	The 20th Century Limited plus more fast passenger Before the world of passenger trains collapsed in the 1950's, the New York Central was one of the nation's premier passenger railroads. Its 10,000 miles reached from Boston to St. Louis, but its heart was the four-track mainline from New York City to Buffalo. During the 1920's, 37 name trains traveled the "Water Level" mainline. This huge mass of trains was sometimes referred to as the "Great Steel Fleet".

	The 20th Century Limited The 20th Century Limited and other New York Central Passenger Trains. This was probably the all-time most famous train.

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