Established in 1853, the New York Central Railroad was a railroad primarily operating in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The railroad primarily connected greater New York and Boston in the east with Chicago and St. Louis in the Midwest, along with the intermediate cities of Albany, Buffalo, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Detroit, and Syracuse. New York Central was headquartered in New York City’s New York Central Building, adjacent to its largest station, Grand Central Terminal.
Extensive trackage existed in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts and West Virginia, plus additional trackage in the Canadian provinces of Ontario (Southwestern and Eastern Ontario) and Quebec (South of Montreal). At the end of 1925, the NYC operated 11,584 miles (18,643 km) of road and 26,395 miles (42,479 km) of track; at the end of 1967 the mileages were 9,696 miles (15,604 km) and 18,454 miles (29,699 km).
Here below is a set of vintage photos from Ashtabula Archive that shows the New York Central Railroad properties at Ashtabula, Ohio in 1924.
General Office, Emergency Hospital, Water Tank on Columbus Street, 1924
Car Ferry Dock, 1924
Head of Dock No. 1, 1924
Looking toward Lake Erie from Columbus Street Bridge. Dock No. 1 on the left, Dock No. 2 on the right, 1924
Looking up yard from Switch Tower at Draw Bridge, 1924.
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