It was chartered in 1826 to connect the Mohawk River at Schenectady, New York, to the Hudson River at Albany, providing a way for freight and especially passengers to avoid the extensive and time-consuming locks on the Erie Canal between Schenectady and Albany.

It was chartered in 1826 to connect the Mohawk River at Schenectady to the Hudson River at Albany, providing a way for freight and especially passengers to avoid the extensive and time-consuming locks on the Erie Canal between Schenectady and Albany.

Aug 9, 2024 · In 1945, the Equipment Engineering Department of the New York Central Railroad developed and Alco executed a locomotive design which had a marked impact on the steam locomotives to follow, and on the traditional measurements by which motive power would be …

In 1853 the various railroads, making a through line from Albany to Buffalo, were consolidated under the name of the New York Central Railroad, this being the first railroad merger in the United States.

Jun 18, 2013 · In 1853, Erastus Corning merged 10 railroads across New York State to form the New York Central railroad between Albany and Buffalo. The Vanderbilt era began in 1867 with the merger of his Hudson River Railroad with the NYC.

Dec 28, 2020 · NYC included the Ohio Central Lines (Toledo through Columbus to and beyond Charleston, W.Va.) and the Boston & Albany (neatly defined by its name). The Michigan Central was a Buffalo–Detroit–Chicago line and everything in Michigan north of that. The Big Four was everything south of NYC’s Cleveland–Toledo–Chicago line other than the Ohio Central.

New York Central Railroad - In 1853, the legislature passed an act for the consolidation of roads, then in operation (and some only projected) between Albany and Buffalo, to form the New York Central.

The oldest piece of the network of railroads that through merger and acquisition eventually became the New York Central Railroad was a section between Albany and Schenectady. The Mohawk and Hudson Railroad, named for the two rivers in connected, was chartered in 1826 and began service in 1831.

Nov 25, 2014 · I had an opportunity to scan a few photos of the New York Central RR, West Albany (NY) Shops. I really did not know much about this place but it gave me cause to do a little digging around. This was apparently quite the extensive and capable enterprise. Here is an aerial photo looking south over just a portion of the yard and shops.

“The Golden Age of Railroads in New York’s Capital District” describes the exciting history of rail transportation in the Capital Region of New York State during the height of operations from the late 1800s to mid-1900s.