West shore railroad history books

Rum and a railroad how salada beach grew, tom johnston, pacifica tribune, november 9, 1977. Competition for passenger and freight transportation became very keen between the new york central and the west shore and at one time about 1885, a passengerfare pricecutting war brought the fare on. Check out some pictures of the line when she was a new york central branch line. The west shore railroad was the final name of a railroad that ran from weehawken, new jersey, which is across the hudson river from new york city, north along the west shore of the river to albany, new york and then west to buffalo. The last hurah of the west shore in the mohawk valley. Discover the best history of railroads in best sellers. The west shore was electified via thridrail between utica and syracuse. The new york, ontario and western railway was the first classone railroad in the united states to be abandoned in its entirety.

Dated december 5th, 1885 primary source edition paperback october 3, 20. Theres also an emphasis here on conrails cushing branchand csxs cushing industrial track. The book covers over 100 stations and the west shore s branch line to earlville with hundreds of steam locomotive action shots and dozens of color diesel era images. By may 1892, the northern pacific railroad had acquired control of the seattle, lake shore and eastern, which ironically was the railroad built to oppose nps interests. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. It was a well engineered, double track, signaled main line railroad. The former west shore railroad line along the west side of the hudson river is now. Feasibility study this actually started several years ago when the village of churchville, town of riga, village and town of bergen did a feasibility study on a trail from churchville to elba along the former west shore tracks. As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, west shore community college has published the history book west shore community college. Former west shore railroad history of this railroad is located on one side of the kiosk.

Morgans yacht, the corsair, whereby william vanderbilt would stop construction of the south pennsylvania railroad and acquire the west shore line for a nominal amount. Readers will discover that the west shore was not a branch line. Local authors west shore community college bookstore. Here are carefully selected articles, photographs, and art. Electrification of the west jersey and seashore railroad. Browse and buy a vast selection of railroad history books and collectibles on. Map of the water level routes of the new york central railroad. Railfanning the cushing branch with joe klapkowski. The thought of complete shutdown was a real possibility when the property entered receivership in 1925. The book covers over 100 stations and the west shore s branch line to earlville. The west shore railroad was incorporated under the laws of new york in 1885. Have you ever heard about how the nickel plate and the erie advertised themselves as the express routes from chicago to.

A new corporation, the west shore railroad company, was created on december 5, 1885 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the new york central that operated in this role until. Scrapping the line from amsterdam to fort plain in 1982. Map of the water level routes of the new york central railroad purple. Images and media pertaining to the west shore railroad subsidiary of the new york central. The old ws freight house beacon feed mill sits back on west side of broad st. A series of stories about southern new jersey railroad history. Whereas other rail lines were closed gradually, the federal government closed down the railroad on march 29, 1957, for its failure to pay employee withholding taxes. Lewisburg and buffalo creek railroad narration west shore rail excursions, dick. Abandoned railroad right of way from frankfort ny to clarks mills ny as it traverses the city of utica ny. The museum fountains of hope poetry book em, jan o curio. In its later days as a rail system, the west towns ran streetcars and motor buses. Shore railroad with compelling historic images that will bring its brief history. At the end of 1925 it operated 379 miles 610 km of road on 717 miles 1,154 km of track. First as the west shore and buffalo railroad, then the new york central, penn.

Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Lets take an imaginary trip on the west shore at some point before the late 1950s and. Important dates in new york state railroad historyin new york state. This memorandum book details the circuitry and operation of signals and telegraphs lines along the entire route of the west shore railroad from new york city weehawken, n. In pictures and text, it tells about the railroads construction, early operation, the famous passenger trains, and the steam locomotives. More on the west shore penney vanderbilt and kc jones. West shore railroad company to the new york central and hudson river railroad company. Includes numerous diagrams of poles and track circuits, and lists the names of telegraphers and signalmen for many locations en route. Also covers the history of railroads in union county and the passenger cars in. The book covers over 100 stations and the west shores branch line to. Shop railroad history books and collectibles abebooks. Check out some pictures of the cushing branch taken in the summer of 2003. As we know, this great nation would not have grown and prospered as it did without the railroads, which brought together the young country and allowed for unprecedented prosperity.

Rum and a railroadhow salada beach grew, tom johnston, pacifica tribune, november 9, 1977. Now the west shore boasted a 954mile route to chicago 425 miles on the west shore. However, it was quickly apparent that the sls and e had been looted by its promoters, and was built to such poor standards a massive investment was required to make it viable. It was said that morgan earned a commission of some. Because of this, westbound trains were to be diverted from the main line at carman, n. The beach referred to in the title is sylvan beach, new york, a small.

In 1885, the company was leased to the new york central and hudson river rr co. The new jersey junction railroad, a fivemile long new york central. A trollet sitting near freightcars gives you get a good feel for the jointtrackage between the west shore railroad and the utica and mohawk valley trolley line. Aug 01, 2017 anthony borysik, greatgrandfather of west shore coowner and head brewer josh dziomba, worked for a half century with the west shore railroad, much of it as an engineer, before he retired in 1968. The hudson river west shore railroad was incorporated. Gateway to the west 16141925 is a fourvolume set covering six counties in upstate new york. This online version is part of the schenectady digital history archive, the local history and genealogy web site of the schenectady county public library, affiliated with the nygenweb, usgenweb and american history and genealogy projects and the american. Troop transfer and the civil war in the west, 1863 by roger. The 128page hardcover book unravels the history of how the college came into being and has helped shape the educational, economic, social, and cultural landscape of the area. John ham shines deserved light upon a route dripping with history.

This is why these bonds were due and payable in 2361. List of books and articles about railroad history online research. Ocean shore railroad company 19111934, as a railroad until 1920 bondholders of the company purchased the ocean shore at auction in january 1911 and reincorporated as the ocean shore railroad company on october 9. A trip on the west shore railroadlate1950s penneyvanderbilt. Heres one of the industries served by the west shore in ilion. West shore railroad news newspapers books scholar jstor january 2018 learn how and when to remove. The golden age lasted from roughly the 1880s until the. First as the west shore and buffalo railroad, then the new york central, penn central and conrails west shore. Ocean shore railroad, jack wagner, howellnorth books, berkeley, 1974. It contains original scholarship and fresh interpretations that set the standard in railway research.

New brewery in clarence pays homage to local railroad, family. Notice how the trolley car is on the west shore trackage. An early junk bond, with an attractive banknote engraving of the hudson highlands a fictitious garrisons landing looking west across the hudson towards the plains of west point. Railroads, the pioneers building americas transportation backbone, and more. Ham the old west shore was a fully equipped, signaled, double track railroad across almost the entire state of new york, i. West shore railroad company to the new york central and. A new corporation, the west shore railroad company, was created on december 5, 1885 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the new york central that operated in this role until 1952, when the line was formally merged into the parent company. The new york, west shore and buffalo railway company incorporated on june 14, 1881, in the states of new york and new jersey, with a line from weehawken nj to buffalo ny. Best presents the complete story of all the railroads of the catskill region and describes the great hotels the railroads served. It still remains and is located off of river street in ilion. The west shore railroad in the mohawk valley photos of.

However, by 1885, the west shore railway went bankrupt. See more ideas about north shore, milwaukee and chicago. The popular and picturesque west shore railroad which runs through east utica, cornhill and south utica is offering lowrate excursions during july. Discover librarianselected research resources on railroad history from the questia.