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

MORE RAILROAD HISTORY

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

The Early Years of Railroading in Upstate NY

Cornelius Vanderbilt Builds a Railroad Empire