New Epoch In Railroading 1904 Ny Train Rr Vintage Article

Original vintage magazine article, A NEW EPOCH IN RAILROADING by William J. Wilgus, Vice President of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, 1904. There is a photograph of "The new Electric Locomotive of the New York Central which had an Official Trial recently at Schenectady, New York." The electrification of the passenger traffic of two to the most important stem railroads in the world, for distances of from 25 miles to 35 miles, radiating from a terminus in the greatest city on the Western Hemisphere, may well be said to mark the beginning of a new epoch in the history of transportation. Includes information on the enlargement of the Grand Central Station, a connection with the Rapid Transit Subway at 42nd Street, NYC and the straightening of alignment of various places such as the Marble Hill cut off in the Borough of the Bronx, and more. Approximate page size 9 x 13 inches.