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Other Railroads Around the United States
Here are some of our favorite railroads from all over the United States. With a touch of Europe and Canada.
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Industrial Development on the D&H Railroad
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. Provide access to a wealth of railroad history. D&H Sales Offices. D&H to North Creek.
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The Put: New York Central's Putnam Division
When was "The Put" Abandoned? More History on "The Put" and some great New York Central pictures. Other Interesting Putnam Division Resources. Bike trails along railroads. Just Around the Corner by Bertrande H. Snell. The New York & Northern was leased to the New York Central in 1895.
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EMD Model 40; a rare early diesel locomotive
Electro-Motive Division (EMD) of GM is famous as a major US locomotive builder since the 1940's. Except for 2 demonstrators DH1 & DH2, the only real commercial small locomotive venture was the Model 40, introduced in 1940.
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New York Central Railroad's Putnam Division
The New York & Northern was part of a Bronx to Boston route with the New York & New England Railroad via Danbury and Hartford. Financial failure forced the line to be leased to the New York Central in 1895. It became the Putnam Division.
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Grand Central Terminal and Mysterious Track 61
Used by several Presidents of the US, mainly FDR. Not only mysterious track 61 at Grand Central Terminal, but much more; including who owns this great structure.
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Penn Central: A Wreck of a Railroad
Penn Central was formed in 1968 by the merger of the New York Central System into the Pennsylvania Railroad. To say the merger did not work was an understatement. Then along came the broken-down-already New Haven Railroad. In 1976, Conrail put PC out of its misery.
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The Connecticut Railfan About Railroads in Connecticut
The name for a famous bar car was "V:XI-GBC" for the departure time which was 5:11. RPO's on the New Haven. New York City freight. Railroad path between Norwalk and Pittsfield. Naugatuck Line to Winsted. The saga of a short line serving Middletown, Ct. Bridgeport General Electric. Coverage of Central New England, Naugatuck, Boston, Hartford and Danbury Line.
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The Mighty O&W, New York City to the Great Lakes
The New York, Ontario & Western Railroad. It wound its way thru New York State and missed most of the population centers. It went away in 1957. Could it have survived? What happened to it?
What remains of it?
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NY Central Railroad's West Side Freight Line
The Hudson River Line opened in 1849. Below 30th Street, railroad cars drawn by horses funneled goods from the West Side railyards to Spring Street, with stops that today's subway riders will recognize: 23rd Street, 14th, Christopher. Steam engines replaced horses in 1867. 1934 saw the completion of the elevated West Side Freight Line. Decline and fall of the line in the 1960's to 1980's.
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