Author: Robert A. BangPublisher:
ISBN: 9780976279730
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Forgotten Railroads Through Westchester County
Author: Robert A. BangPublisher:
ISBN: 9780976279730
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Next Stop Westchester!
Author: George H. DouglasPublisher: Hudson River Museum
ISBN: 9780943651262
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
The New York, Westchester & Boston Railway
Author: Herbert H. HarwoodPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
J. P. Morgan's enigmatic enterprise, the Westchester Railway
The Putnam Division
Author: Daniel R. GalloPublisher:
ISBN: 9780915276295
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Railroad History
Author: Gone But Not Forgotten
Author: James S. HannumPublisher:
ISBN: 9780967904375
Category : Logging railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
Maps, photos and descriptions of all known common carrier, logging, and mining railroads of Thurston County, Washington.
Rails Around Westchester County
Author: Kent W. PattersonPublisher: Images of Rail
ISBN: 9781467102896
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Developed by a stagecoach maker in lower Manhattan, Westchester County's first railroad, the New York & Harlem Railroad, arrived in the 1840s. Since commuting by train allowed convenient short travel, its arrival accelerated growth and commerce throughout the county due to New York City's proximity. Within the same decade, the New Haven Railroad arrived in Westchester from New England, followed by the upstate-backed Hudson River Railroad in 1849. At its peak in 1930 and on the eve of the Great Depression, Westchester County maintained as many as eight rail lines and branches. Today, three of the county's original rail lines, the Harlem line, the New Haven line, and the Hudson line, are still in use and as busy as ever.
Westchester's Forgotten Railway, 1912-1937
Author: Roger ArcaraThe Story of the Bronx from the Purchase Made by the Dutch from the Indians in 1639 to the Present Day
Author: Stephen JenkinsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bronx (New York, N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
The Forgotten Borough
Author: Kenneth M. GoldPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231557515
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
What sets Staten Island apart from the rest of New York City? The island’s identity has in part been defined in opposition to the city, its physical and cultural differences, and the perception of neglect by city government. It has long been whiter, wealthier, less populated, and more politically conservative. And despite many attempts over the years, Staten Island is not connected by the subway to any of the other four boroughs. Kenneth M. Gold argues that the lack of a subway connection has deeply shaped Staten Island’s history and identity. He chronicles decades of recurrent efforts to build a rail link, using this history to explore the borough’s fraught relationship with New York City as a whole. The Forgotten Borough ranges from when Staten Island first contemplated joining the city in the 1890s to the opening of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in 1964, highlighting pivotal moments when the construction of a subway appeared possible. The economics and engineering of tunnel construction, the difficulty of uniting Staten Islanders around a single solution, competition from the other boroughs, and resistance from powerful corporations and public authorities all undermined a rapid transit connection. Gold demonstrates that the failure to establish a rail link during this period caused Staten Island to diverge culturally, demographically, and politically from the other four boroughs. Drawing on extensive archival research, The Forgotten Borough shows how transportation infrastructure and politics shed new light on urban history.