New York Central Railroad

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The New York Central Railroad was a notable American railroad that operated in the northeastern region of the united states from 1831 to 1968. - AsNotedIn

Notable Position Person From To
Owner Cornelius Vanderbilt 1867
President William Kissam Vanderbilt II
Attorney Daniel W Tears
President Horace Henry Baxter 1867 1869
President William Henry Vanderbilt 1877
President Cornelius Vanderbilt II 1885
President of the Syracuse and Utica Railroad George Barnes (abolitionist) 1853
Bridge engineer, assistant to Carroll Howard Carroll, 1860s Charles Hilton
1925 assistant Vice President Albert Stimson Ingalls 1906
President Harold Stirling Vanderbilt
Contractor Daniel Streeter
General freight agent at Boston, Mass Francis Grey Faxon
Themes with New York Central Railroad

Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Architect Croton North Railroad Station Cortlandt, NY
1870/00/00 Cornelius Vanderbilt consolidates the New York Central Railroad and Hudson River Railroad into one company. Merger
1874/00/00 Leighton Bridge and Iron Works, one of the top bridge builders in the United States, constructs their 128 structure for New York Central. History
1883/00/00 Bridge L-158 is built as the smallest of three spans in a 1,200-foot (370 m) viaduct-bridge along the former West Shore Line carry New York Central Railroad traffic over the mouth of Rondout Creek in Kingston, 50 mi (80 km) to the north. Owner Bridge L-158 Goldens Bridge
1902/00/00 The new Chappaqua Railroad Depot opens. Owner Chappaqua Railroad Depot and Depot Plaza Chappaqua, NY
1905/00/00 New York Central builds a wooden freight depot in Medina, NY. It is now one of the last wooden freight depots in the United States. Owner New York Central Freight Depot, Medina Medina
1906/00/00 The Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St Louis Railway is acquired by the New York Central Railroad, which will operate it as a separate entity until about 1930. History
1913/02/02 Grand Central Terminal opens, built in sections from 1903-1913. Owner Grand Central Terminal New York City
1927/00/00 Commissioned by the New York Central Railroad for Harold Vanderbilt Owner New York Central 3
1953/00/00 The last regularly scheduled passenger service to the Hyde Park departs the station. The New York Central probably offered it as a whistle stop until 1958 when they sold the abandoned station to the town of Hyde Park. Owner Hyde Park Railroad Station Hyde Park, NY
1964/00/00 The New York Central discontinues passenger service at the Big Four depot (Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St Louis Railroad Station) in Mattoon, Illinois. The building, not maintained since 1985 when the current owner acquired it, was razed c 2004. Neighbor Illinois Central Railroad Depot Mattoon
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