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unusual facts about New York Central



Charles Sanger Mellen

Mellen came to the attention of J. P. Morgan when he drove such a hard bargain with the New York Central that Chauncey Depew complained to Morgan, a director of both the New Haven and the New York Central.

Falls Road Railroad

The term Falls Road Branch was adopted by New York Central, and later Conrail, to refer to the section of railroad track between Lockport and Rochester, New York.

Harry Mazer

From 1950 to 1955 he was a railroad brakeman and switchtender for New York Central.

Ontario Central Railroad

The ONCT was formed from an approximate 13 mile section of the Lehigh Valley mainline from Shortsville, New York to Victor, NY as well as a short section of the New York Central's Auburn Road in Victor.

Santa Fe de Luxe

It was the first train the Santa Fe called "Extra Fast - Extra Fine - Extra Fare." It was conceived by company president Edward Payson Ripley as the Santa Fe equivalent to the renowned 20th Century Limited (New York Central) and Broadway Limited (Pennsylvania Railroad).


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Economy of Dubai

Purchases in 2005 included New York's 230 Park Avenue (formerly known as the New York Central Building or the Helmsley Building) and Essex House on Central Park South.

Framingham Railroad Station

In January 1960 the New York Central planned to end all service on the line, due to the opening of the Green Line "D" Branch to Riverside in July 1959.

New York Central 3001

New York Central 4-8-2 steam locomotives were not known at "Mountain" types; they were dubbed "Mohawk", named after the Mohawk River, which the New York Central followed.

New-York Central College, McGrawville

New-York Central College, McGrawville was an institution of higher learning founded by Cyrus Pitt Grosvenor and other anti-slavery Baptists in 1849 in McGraw, New York.

NYC Mohawk

It was known as the Mountain type on other roads, but the mighty New York Central didn't see the name to be fitting on its famous Water Level Route, so it instead picked the name of one of those rivers its rails followed, the Mohawk River, to name its newest type of locomotive.

NYC Niagara

The New York Central Railroad's Niagara was a steam locomotive named after the Niagara River and Falls.

Railway Express Agency

William G. Fargo, a New York Central freight clerk at Auburn, N.Y., and Henry Wells, a leather worker at Batavia, N.Y., organized Wells Fargo & Co.