New York Central Railroad Company ,000 5% Bond 1930s

Description

Very Fresh ,000 Bond with Grand Central Station design, ca 1935.
For two-thirds of the twentieth century, the New York Central was known to have some of the most famous train routes in the United States. Its
20th Century Limited
, begun in 1902, ran from
Grand Central Terminal
in New York to
LaSalle Street Station
Chicago and was its most famous train, known for its red carpet treatment and first class service. The
Century
, which followed the
Water Level Route,
could complete the 960.7-mile trip in just 16 hours after its June 15, 1938 streamlining (and did it in 15 1/2 hours for a short period after WWII). Also famous was its frequent
Empire State Express
service through upstate New York to Buffalo and Cleveland, and
Ohio State Limited
service from New York to Cincinnati.
Other named trains which operated on the system include the following:
Chicagoan
: New York-Chicago
Chicago Mercury
: Chicago-Detroit
Cincinnati Mercury
: Cleveland-Cincinnati
Cleveland Mercury
: Detroit-Cleveland
Cleveland Limited
: New York-Cleveland
Commodore Vanderbilt
: New York-Chicago
Detroiter
: New York-Detroit
Detroit Mercury
: Cleveland-Detroit
James Whitcomb Riley
: Chicago-Cincinnati
Knickerbocker
: New York-St. Louis
Lake Shore Limited
: New York-Chicago
via
Cleveland
Michigan
: Chicago-Detroit
Motor City Special
: Chicago-Detroit
New England States
: Chicago-Boston
via
Cleveland
Pacemaker
: New York-Chicago
via
Cleveland
Southwestern Limited
: New York-St. Louis
Wolverine
: Chicago-New York
via
Detroit
Twilight Limited
: Chicago-Detroit.
All deluxe long-distance trains ended on December 3, 1967, when the NYC implemented a drastically truncated passenger schedule.
In addition to long distance service, the NYC also provided vital commuter service for residents of
Westchester County, New York
, along its Hudson, Harlem, and Putnam lines, into Manhattan.
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