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proprietors, whose service was successfully competed against by the new railroad; to avoid steamboat competition on the Hudson River, the tracks were laid on the east side of
Manhattan Island, away from the Hudson. The railroad was extended an additional 125 miles (201 km) northward, reaching
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trackage of that system. As of 2017, Metro-North operates commuter passenger service from Grand
Central Terminal, via Southeast (change from electric to diesel power), to Wassaic. The trackless right-of-way from Wassaic to Chatham is being converted to the Harlem Valley Rail Trail.
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The company was incorporated on April 25, 1831 as the New York and Harlem
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3260:The Coming of the New York and Harlem Railroad
3235:The Coming of the New York and Harlem Railroad
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3584:Subdivisions of the New York Central Railroad
3574:Railroads controlled by the Vanderbilt family
3544:Predecessors of the New York Central Railroad
2769:Public Service / Transport of New Jersey
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733:Receivership and conversion to bus operation
514:Between 1847 and 1856, a track was built in
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227:. Opposition to the charter was voiced by
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3114:. www.southeastmuseum.org. Archived from
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196:New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
27:American railroad and tramway (1832-1935)
3569:Railway companies disestablished in 1976
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3076:The Electricall Review, via Google Books
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2521:Middlesex / Monmouth / Morris
1514:New York and Queens Transit Corporation
1132:Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad
628:In 1864, the railroad was purchased by
508:Spuyten Duyvil and Port Morris Railroad
39:New York and Harlem Railroad (red) and
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3579:American companies established in 1831
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1405:Brooklyn, Queens County & Suburban
877:1863 Harlem Railway Speculation Affair
198:into Manhattan. It is now part of the
3564:Railway companies established in 1831
3494:"American Street Railway Investments"
1999:
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3549:Rail transportation in New York City
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1363:42nd Street & Grand Street Ferry
475:Albany and West Stockbridge Railroad
361:, a wealthy banker and president of
307:adding citations to reliable sources
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183:of road traffic, but not the buses.
146:first railroads in the United States
1554:Pelham Park and City Island Railway
1504:New York & North Shore Traction
1499:New York & Long Island Traction
357:. Among the company's founders was
173:converted the line to bus operation
24:
3539:Defunct New York (state) railroads
1687:Connecticut Railway & Lighting
1509:New York and Queens County Railway
1378:Bleecker Street & Fulton Ferry
25:
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3371:"Steam Below Forty-Second Street"
3341:The Encyclopedia of New York City
1692:Danbury and Bethel Street Railway
1415:Fort George & Eleventh Avenue
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770:convert the line to bus operation
725:") in 1897. On July 1, 1896, the
667:). The line was soon extended to
545:. This was the start of separate
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2511:Essex / Hudson / Union
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3449:"New-York's First Electric Car"
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1574:Staten Island Electric Railroad
1549:Peekskill Lighting and Railroad
1474:Manhattan & Queens Traction
655:. These trains ran through the
409:October 26, 1837 – north along
294:needs additional citations for
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3262:. Self-Published. p. 15.
3237:. Self-Published. p. 14.
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1593:Staten Island Traction Company
1494:New York & Harlem Railroad
988:Niagara Bridge and Canandaigua
531:East 34th Street Ferry Landing
502:A freight branch was built to
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2805:Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
1702:New York and Stamford Railway
1584:Staten Island Midland Railway
1569:Richmond Light & Railroad
818:
766:New York Railways Corporation
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463:December 31, 1848 – north to
445:September 3, 1842 – north to
170:New York Railways Corporation
3554:Streetcar lines in Manhattan
3474:Carman, Harry James (1919).
3149:"Railroad and Local history"
3074:Julien Electric Traction Car
1620:West Farms & Westchester
1579:Staten Island Horse Railroad
1464:Long Island Traction Company
1459:Long Island Electric Railway
1425:Greenpoint and Williamsburgh
729:leased the streetcar lines.
711:Julien electric traction car
698:took over the line in 1983.
469:January 19, 1852 – north to
451:December 1, 1844 – north to
385:June 10, 1833 – north along
186:The line became part of the
148:, and was the world's first
134:New York and Harlem Railroad
33:New York and Harlem Railroad
7:
3333:John Fink, "Railroads", in
3192:David T. Valentine (1866).
3171:"Brewster Railroad History"
2901:Mount Vernon-Petrillo Plaza
2531:Special event and park-ride
1981:Other New York City transit
1651:North Hudson County Railway
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759:Metropolitan Street Railway
727:Metropolitan Street Railway
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1808:Brooklyn–Queens Waterfront
1529:Northport Traction Company
1400:Brooklyn & North River
1260:New York metropolitan area
1183:Boston and Albany Railroad
978:Rochester and Lake Ontario
423:May 4, 1839 – south along
395:May 9, 1834 – north along
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3429:. July 3, 1870. p. 5
3377:. July 2, 1856. p. 8
3258:Grogan, Louis V. (1989).
3233:Grogan, Louis V. (1989).
3173:. www.southeastmuseum.org
3112:"History of the Railroad"
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826:Railroad History Database
684:New York Central Railroad
638:New York Central Railroad
473:with a connection to the
369:The first section, along
188:New York Central Railroad
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78:New York Central Railroad
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1559:Putnam & Westchester
1484:Nassau Electric Railroad
1449:Jamaica Central Railways
1420:Grand Street and Newtown
1383:Bridge Operating Company
858:December 6, 1896 page 16
844:December 26, 1865 page 8
834:December 15, 1863 page 4
457:June 1, 1847 – north to
2691:New York Transportation
2027:Greater New York region
1965:Long Island Bus garages
1213:New York State Railways
851:November 1, 1871 page 8
41:New York Central system
3513:Cite journal requires
2649:5th Ave Transportation
1534:Ocean Electric Railway
1329:Seventh Avenue Railway
1310:Second Avenue Railroad
938:Albany and Schenectady
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85:(south of 42nd Street)
80:(north of 42nd Street)
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2686:New York City Omnibus
2638:Varsity & Command
2506:Bergen / Passaic
1519:New York Interborough
1358:34th Street Crosstown
1338:Ninth Avenues Railway
1320:Sixth Avenue Railroad
847:Local News in Brief,
751:New York City Railway
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634:Hudson River Railroad
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564:Operation and control
555:opened just north of
439:at Centre Street and
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202:system, and the only
166:New York City Railway
160:Island to and beyond
83:New York City Railway
67:1832–1873 (main line)
2878:Rosa Parks Hempstead
2835:Ridgewood Intermodal
2187:Hampton Luxury Liner
1829:HBLR Northern Branch
1677:Consolidated Railway
1625:Westchester Electric
1410:Danbury & Harlem
1315:Third Avenue Railway
953:Buffalo and Lockport
948:Schenectady and Troy
865:May 25, 1930 page 39
768:, with the right to
696:Metro-North Railroad
630:Cornelius Vanderbilt
471:Chatham Four Corners
303:improve this article
200:Metro-North Railroad
138:Metro-North Railroad
3336:Jackson, Kenneth T.
2934:Broadway (Paterson)
2526:North Jersey to NYC
1779:Proposed operations
1682:Bridgeport Traction
1672:Connecticut Company
1469:Manhattan Bridge 3¢
1440:Huntington Railroad
1203:New York and Ottawa
701:The first electric
553:Grand Central Depot
43:(orange) as of 1918
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3453:The New York Times
3427:The New York Times
3401:The New York Times
3375:The New York Times
3310:The New York Times
3306:"Railroad Is King"
3294:Port Morris Branch
3118:on August 27, 2006
2873:Mineola Intermodal
2643:Fifth Avenue Coach
2473:Express within NYC
1742:Current operations
1630:Westchester Street
1539:Oscar City Railway
1218:Pine Creek Railway
838:Our City Railroads
785:Murray Hill Tunnel
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743:Port Morris Branch
657:Murray Hill Tunnel
605:The New York City
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269:Westchester County
219:on 23rd Street in
177:Murray Hill Tunnel
64:Dates of operation
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