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Historic Documents

Historic Documents

Historic Documents of New York State Passenger Rail Service 1890-2020


"The Railroad and the Dictionary" – A 1893 Pamplet from the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad

New York Central NYC-Buffalo-Chicago Passenger Timetable – November 1967

"Empire Service" NYC-Albany-Buffalo Timetable – December 1967

"Empire Service" NYC-Albany-Buffalo Timetable – January 1968

Delaware & Hudson NYC-Albany-Montreal Timetable – April 1969

NYSDOT HSR Program Brochure – 1980s

Amtrak "New York State Routes" Timetable – April 1985

NYSDOT "Three Year Prospectus for Passenger Service" Rail Division – June 1985

NYSDOT "HSR Improvements Empire Corridor" By Louis Rossi, Director of Rail Division – July 1985

NYSDOT "Rail Program-Report 1985" Prepared by the Rail Division – November 1985

NYSDOT "New York-Albany: Study of Speed Increases for Turbioliners" by the SNCF – December 1986

New York State Rail Passenger Service Study 1998 – Marist Institute for Public Opinion

"Brief NYS Turboliner History" – By Bruce Becker

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MORE RAILROAD HISTORY

Articles on the Development of Intercity Passenger Rail in New York State


The Early Years of Railroading in Upstate NY

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Cornelius Vanderbilt Builds a Railroad Empire

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Document List

  • 1893_railroad_dictionary_nyc.pdf 5 MB
  • marist_institute_for_public_opinion_-new_york_state_rail_passenger_service_study_1998_-_3458325.pdf 12 MB
  • brief_nys_turboliner_history_-_bruce_becker_-_december_2012.pdf 421 kB
  • d_h_timetable_-_april_1969.jpg 6 MB
  • 1968_jan_empire_service_timetable.jpg 805 kB
  • nysdot_1980s_hsr_brochure.jpg 1 MB
  • 1985_april_amtrak_empire_corridor_service.jpg 4 MB
  • 1967_nov_nyc-buffalo-chicago_timetable.jpg 5 MB
  • 1967_dec_empire_service_timetable.jpg 3 MB
  • nysdot_hsr_improvements_empire_corridor_1985_louis_rossi.pdf 6 MB
  • nysdot_rail_program-report_1985_prepared_by_the_rail_division-reduced_file_size.pdf 4 MB
  • nysdot_three_year_prospectus_for_passenger_service_rail_division-1985-reduced_file_size.pdf 2 MB
  • nysdot_sncf_study_high_speed_rail_empire_corridor_study_of_speed_increases_new_york_city_albany_by_sncf_1986.pdf 672 kB
  • 10-28-21_espa_and_vran_call_for_restoration_of_international_service.pdf 157 kB

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