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The New York Central Railroad (NYC) was a major railroad in the US, operating in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions. It was founded by Cornelius Vanderbilt in 1853 and merged with the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1968.
A railroad museum in Elkhart, Indiana dedicated to the preservation of the New York Central Railroad (NYC). The museum features outdoor equipment displays, indoor model railroads, artifacts and exhibits related to the history of railroading.
Mercury was the name of several daytime streamliner passenger trains operated by the New York Central Railroad between 1936 and 1959. The trains were designed by Henry Dreyfuss, who also redesigned the 20th Century Limited, and featured innovative features such as bathtub cowls, roller bearings, and aluminum trim.
The New York Central Hudson was a type of steam locomotive built for the New York Central Railroad from 1927 to 1938. It was named after the Hudson River and used for high-speed passenger trains, such as the 20th Century Limited and the Empire State Express.
A shortline railroad operating local freight service along ex-Southern Tier Line trackage in New York and Pennsylvania. It is a subsidiary of the Delaware Otsego Corporation, which also owns the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway.
New York Central 3001 is a 4-8-2 "Mohawk" (Mountain)-type steam locomotive built in 1940 by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) for the New York Central Railroad.Normally known as "Mountain" types, New York Central 4-8-2 steam locomotives were dubbed "Mohawk" types after the Mohawk River, which the New York Central followed.
The station on a 1951 postcard. The passenger station, the third of ultimately four stations built by the New York Central Railroad to serve Syracuse, was built in 1936, when the railroad tracks that previously went through the city of Syracuse via Washington Street, at grade with pedestrians and automobiles, were elevated above city streets.
New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999, the "Queen of Speed," slows to 60 mph (97 km/h) as it leads the Empire State Express through Palatine, New York in 1905. The key to the Empire State's initial fame was a 37-foot (11 m)-long American-type 4-4-0 steam locomotive built in West Albany, New York especially to haul the train.