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The New York Central Railroad (reporting mark NYC) was a railroad primarily operating in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The railroad primarily connected greater New York and Boston in the east with Chicago and St. Louis in the Midwest, along with the intermediate cities of Albany, Buffalo, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Detroit, Rochester and Syracuse.
New York Central Lines LLC was a limited liability company that owned railroad lines in the United States that are owned and operated by CSX Transportation. The company was formed in 1998 to own Conrail lines assigned to CSX in the split of Conrail between CSX and the Norfolk Southern Railway ; operations were switched over on June 1, 1999.
New York Central Railroad: Syracuse and Utica Direct Railroad: NYC: 1853 1853 New York Central Railroad: Terminal Railway of Buffalo: NYC: 1895 1914 New York Central Railroad: Ticonderoga Railroad: D&H: 1889 1957 Delaware and Hudson Railroad: Tioga Railroad: ERIE: 1876 1885 New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad: Tioga Central Railroad: TIOC ...
Its only formidable rival was the New York Central Railroad (NYC), which carried around three-quarters of the Pennsy's ton-miles. In 1968, the Pennsylvania Railroad merged with New York Central and the railroad eventually went by the name of Penn Central Transportation Company, or "Penn Central" for short.
The Auburn & Syracuse Railroad was opened on January 8, 1838, with horse-drawn trains. On June 4, 1839, the first locomotive owned by the line, the "Syracuse," traveled the wooden rails and pulled the first train by steam. By 1839, one of the trains achieved the 26 miles (42 km) run in 58 minutes.
The West Side Line in Midtown Manhattan, seen in 2013. This opening was permanently covered by residential construction later that year. The West Side Line, also called the West Side Freight Line, is a railroad line on the west side of the New York City borough of Manhattan. North of Penn Station, from 34th Street, the line is used by Amtrak ...
Technical. Track gauge. 4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in ( 1,435 mm) Electrification. 600v DC. The Third Avenue Railway System (TARS), founded 1852, was a streetcar system serving the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx along with lower Westchester County. For a brief period of time, TARS also operated the Steinway Lines in Long Island City.
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in(1,435 mm) standard gauge. The Boston and Albany Railroad(reporting markB&A)[1]was a railroadconnecting Boston, Massachusettsto Albany, New York, later becoming part of the New York Central Railroadsystem, Conrail, and CSX Transportation. The mainline is currently used by CSX for freight as the Berkshire Subdivisionand Boston ...