Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,794,505,849 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

New York Central Railroad

   Also found in: Acronyms, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.02 sec.

New York Central Railroad

Major U.S. railroad. It was founded in 1853 to consolidate 10 railroads that paralleled the Erie Canal between Albany and Buffalo, the oldest being the Mohawk and Hudson, New York state's first railway (established 1831). Cornelius Vanderbilt won control of the New York Central in 1867 and combined it with his New York and Hudson railroads running from Manhattan to Albany. The system grew until it had 10,000 mi (16,000 km) of track linking New York with Boston, Montreal, Chicago, and St. Louis. The New York Central began to decline after World War II, and in 1968 it merged with its chief competitor, the Pennsylvania Railroad Co., to form the Penn Central Transportation Co. The merger failed, and the railroad was forced into bankruptcy in 1970. Its passenger services were taken over by Amtrak in 1971, and its other railroad assets were transferred to Conrail in 1976.



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
The converted office building dates back to 1935, when it was built as a major distribution center by the New York Central Railroad.
Newmark Knight Frank markets 870,000 s/f space by Real Estate Weekly
Clausen begins her tale with the heyday of Cornelius Vanderbilt's New York Central railroad, which by the early twentieth century had consolidated its power in the new Grand Central Terminal, described by the author as an "extraordinary synthesis of a complex, dynamic, futuristic transportation hub, a stately, monumental Beaux-Arts building, and lofty City Beautiful Movement civic ideals.
Awry in the sky: Tom Vanderbilt on the Pan Am Building by Vanderbilt, Tom / Artforum International
During the war, we traveled to Maine on sleeping cars from Grand Central Station to Portland on the New York Central Railroad -- we didn't have busses and parents didn't bring the girls by cars.
A camp director remembers World War II by Cohen, Helen Herz / Camping Magazine
More results
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
New York Cental
New York Centaurs
New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health
New York Center for AIDS Research
New York Center for Art Media Studies
New York Center for Biomedical Engineering
New York Center for Computational Science
New York Center for Independent Publishing
New York Center for Interpersonal Development
New York Center for Nonviolent Communication
New York Central
New York Central
New York Central
New York Central
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad
New York Central and Hudson River Railroad
New York Central and Hudson River Railroad
New York Central and Hudson River Railroad
New York Central Lines
New York Central Lines LLC
New York Central Lines, LLC
New York Central Mutual
New York Central Railroad
New York Central Railroad 69th Street Transfer Bridge
New York Central Railroad Bridge (Albany)
New York Central Railroad Company
New York Central Railroad Company
New York Central Railroad Company
New York Central Railroad Museum
New York Central RR
New York Central RR
New York Central RR
New York Central System
New York Central System
New York Central System
New York Central System
New York Central System Historical Society
New York Central Tugboat 13
New York Chamber Symphony
New York Chamber Symphony
New York Charter Schools Association
New York Chefs Cooking for Life
New York Chefs"Cooking for Life"
New York Child Learning Institute
New York Chinatown
New York Chinese Alliance Church
New York Chinese Baptist Church
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.