Author: Michael Leavy
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738549282
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
A full generation has passed since a New York Central emblem dashed across the countryside on a railroad car, but few could ever forget "the greatest railroad in the world." The New York Central System grew from an amalgamation of smaller lines stretching from Albany to Buffalo in the 1830s. Twenty years later, the lines were gathered into a single company. Its phenomenal success did not go unnoticed by Cornelius "the Commodore" Vanderbilt. In his late sixties, when most men retire, he methodically started acquiring railroads in the New York City and Hudson River region. He then acquired the New York Central and merged it with his Hudson River Railroad. The Commodore and his son William, the foremost rail barons of their age, forged ahead with one of the most dynamic future-directed endeavors in the world-a railroad empire that traversed 11 states and 2 Canadian provinces.
The New York Central System
Author: Michael Leavy
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738549282
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
A full generation has passed since a New York Central emblem dashed across the countryside on a railroad car, but few could ever forget "the greatest railroad in the world." The New York Central System grew from an amalgamation of smaller lines stretching from Albany to Buffalo in the 1830s. Twenty years later, the lines were gathered into a single company. Its phenomenal success did not go unnoticed by Cornelius "the Commodore" Vanderbilt. In his late sixties, when most men retire, he methodically started acquiring railroads in the New York City and Hudson River region. He then acquired the New York Central and merged it with his Hudson River Railroad. The Commodore and his son William, the foremost rail barons of their age, forged ahead with one of the most dynamic future-directed endeavors in the world-a railroad empire that traversed 11 states and 2 Canadian provinces.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738549282
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
A full generation has passed since a New York Central emblem dashed across the countryside on a railroad car, but few could ever forget "the greatest railroad in the world." The New York Central System grew from an amalgamation of smaller lines stretching from Albany to Buffalo in the 1830s. Twenty years later, the lines were gathered into a single company. Its phenomenal success did not go unnoticed by Cornelius "the Commodore" Vanderbilt. In his late sixties, when most men retire, he methodically started acquiring railroads in the New York City and Hudson River region. He then acquired the New York Central and merged it with his Hudson River Railroad. The Commodore and his son William, the foremost rail barons of their age, forged ahead with one of the most dynamic future-directed endeavors in the world-a railroad empire that traversed 11 states and 2 Canadian provinces.
Rise of the New York Skyscraper, 1865-1913
Author: Sarah Bradford Landau
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300077391
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
The invention of the New York skyscraper is one of the most fascinating developments in the history of architecture. This authoritative book chronicles the history of New York's first skyscrapers, challenging conventional wisdom that it was in Chicago and not New York that the skyscraper was born. 206 illustrations.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300077391
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
The invention of the New York skyscraper is one of the most fascinating developments in the history of architecture. This authoritative book chronicles the history of New York's first skyscrapers, challenging conventional wisdom that it was in Chicago and not New York that the skyscraper was born. 206 illustrations.
The History of the New York Central System
Author: Aaron E. Klein
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780756757243
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Tells the story of an amazingly long-lived and vigorous railroad that grew into a far-flung network that stretched as far west as Chicago. Along its rails raced the 20th Century Limited -- the train that became a byword for speed and luxury. But it is also the story of the frantic mergers of the late 19th century, the cutthroat competition between the great railroad barons, and the historic distrust between the state capital of Albany and NY City. Despite the roadblocks posed by politicians, and competition from both the Erie Canal and the state turnpike, the NY Central flourished for well over a century -- until the decline that led to its merger with the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1968. 100+ rare and colorful photos.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780756757243
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Tells the story of an amazingly long-lived and vigorous railroad that grew into a far-flung network that stretched as far west as Chicago. Along its rails raced the 20th Century Limited -- the train that became a byword for speed and luxury. But it is also the story of the frantic mergers of the late 19th century, the cutthroat competition between the great railroad barons, and the historic distrust between the state capital of Albany and NY City. Despite the roadblocks posed by politicians, and competition from both the Erie Canal and the state turnpike, the NY Central flourished for well over a century -- until the decline that led to its merger with the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1968. 100+ rare and colorful photos.
Grand Central Terminal, New York City
Author: Albert Carpenter Kalmbach
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Know Thy Niagaras
Author: Thomas R. Gerbracht
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692081877
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The complete story of the New York Central railroad's famous Niagara type steam locomotives
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692081877
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The complete story of the New York Central railroad's famous Niagara type steam locomotives
Steam Power of the New York Central System, 1915-1955
Author: Alvin F. Staufer
Publisher: Staufer Books & Prints
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Copy donated to Michigan Room by Charles List, 1995.
Publisher: Staufer Books & Prints
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Copy donated to Michigan Room by Charles List, 1995.
New York Central System Time Tables
Author: New York Central Railroad Company
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
A Retrospect of 25 Years with the New York Central Railroad and Its Allied Lines, 1866-1891
Author: Chauncey Mitchell Depew
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Fixing Broken Windows
Author: George L. Kelling
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684837382
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Cites successful examples of community-based policing.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684837382
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Cites successful examples of community-based policing.
Ghosts of Gold Mountain
Author: Gordon H. Chang
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
ISBN: 1328618579
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
A groundbreaking, breathtaking history of the Chinese workers who built the Transcontinental Railroad, helping to forge modern America only to disappear into the shadows of history until now.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
ISBN: 1328618579
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
A groundbreaking, breathtaking history of the Chinese workers who built the Transcontinental Railroad, helping to forge modern America only to disappear into the shadows of history until now.