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1908 Report on Proposed New York / New Jersey New Railway System

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1908 Report on Proposed New York / New Jersey New Railway System
1908 Report on Proposed New York / New Jersey New Railway System
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1908 Report on Proposed New York / New Jersey New Railway System
108 page report dated September 25th 1908 in regards to a proposed new railway system to serve the city and port of New York. This report addresses many of the transportation issues that the railroads in New York faced at the onset of the 1900s and seeks to alleviate them by construction of a new railroad in Manhattan. This was proposed as the "Cartage Belt Line" and was designed to handle freight traffic The report features detailed accounts, diagrams, charts, and photos. The report is marked as having come from the Williamson Library. A few pages are heavily worn and the cover of the report is missing, but it is complete. Both the New York subway system and the New York, New Haven & Hudson River railroad would have played a prominent roll in this plan.
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1908 Report on Proposed New York / New Jersey New Railway System

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