Middletown And Unionville Railroad

Author : Douglas Barberio
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738573175
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Middletown and Unionville Railroad written by Douglas Barberio and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Middletown and Unionville Railroad, successor to the Middletown, Unionville and Water Gap Railroad, operated from December 1, 1913, until May 31, 1946, when it was reorganized as the Middletown and New Jersey Railway. The railroad's main revenue was derived from the transportation of dairy products, feed, coal, lumber, and passengers along its 14.5-mile right-of-way from the city of Middletown through Slate Hill, Johnson, Westtown, and Unionville in Orange County, New York. It provided a connection between the Erie Railroad in Middletown; the New York, Ontario & Western Railway in Middletown; and the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad in New Jersey. All three of these railroads had unique relationships with the M&U during its period of operation.

Author : Robert E. Mohowski
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801872228
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad written by Robert E. Mohowski and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2003-09-16 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad arose in 1881 through the merger of several smaller railway companies that linked the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania to the industrial centers of the New York–New Jersey metropolitan area. Immediately successful in the coal business, the NYS&W also attracted tourists by promoting the beauty and rural charm of the Delaware Water Gap and building picnic facilities for same-day excursions from both ends of the line. The company's fortunes rose through the 1920s, fell in the 1930s, surged in the 1940s as it became one of the region's busiest and most innovative passenger lines, and slowly declined from the 1950s until finally passing into bankruptcy in 1976 and reorganization into a regional freight hauler. As expertly and engagingly told in this heavily illustrated book—the first in-depth history of the line—the story of the NYS&W vividly illustrates the challenges faced by the many smaller railroad companies that contributed to America's industrial growth and the inventive solutions their directors devised to surmount these difficulties in the service of local and regional needs. Robert E. Mohowski traces the company's tangled history from the founding of its direct ancestor—the New Jersey, Hudson, and Delaware Railroad—in 1832 through its acquisition by the Erie Railroad in 1898, its reemergence as an independent entity in 1940, and its thirty-six-year-long struggle to keep the railroad in business. As Mohowski accounts, the NYS&W throughout its history aggressively sought out new sources of revenue, particularly as the traffic in coal dwindled. Commuter service became the most successful of these activities, and the line's management invested heavily in upgrading its locomotive and passenger car fleets. The company introduced streamlined, self-propelled cars that provided fast, comfortable travel in northeast New Jersey (a prototype for New Jersey Transit's present-day Midtown Direct service). These efforts, however, proved insufficient to prevent the company's demise. Beloved by railroad enthusiasts, the New York, Susquehanna & Western serves as a case study in technological innovation and creative management and stands as an important chapter in the history of American railroads.

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Total Pages : 2188 pages
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Download or read book Railway Age written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 2188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : New York (State). Public Service Commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 726 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Annual Report of the Public Service Commission written by New York (State). Public Service Commission and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some vols. include appendices and accompanying documents.

Author : New York (State). Public Service Commission. 2nd district
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 758 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Annual Report written by New York (State). Public Service Commission. 2nd district and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : New York (State). Public Service Commission. 2d District
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1164 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Annual Report written by New York (State). Public Service Commission. 2d District and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 1164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : New York (State). Public Service Commission. Second District
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1164 pages
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Download or read book Annual Report of the Public Service Commission, Second District written by New York (State). Public Service Commission. Second District and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 1164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Report, with accompanying documents.

Author : New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1170 pages
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Download or read book Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York written by New York (State). Legislature. Assembly and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 1170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Sherman Porter
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Total Pages : 1318 pages
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Download or read book Moody's Analyses of Railroad Investments written by John Sherman Porter and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 1318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 1026 pages
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Download or read book Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 1026 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: