Chapters:
00:00 - When Train Tracks Ran on the Road - The New York Central Railroad
01:13 - The Unification of the New York Rails | The Birth of New York Central Railroad
03:27 - How Cornelius Vanderbilt Built a Rail Empire | The Age of the Commodore
06:20 - The Wild West Side & The St. Johns Train Terminal
10:00 - Why Running Trains on Street level is a horrible idea | New York’s “West Side cowboys”
11:56 - When New York moved their Railroad above street level | The High Line
12:39 - The Peak of New York Central Railroad
14:28 - When the U.S. seized the New York Central Rail Road.
15:39 - The Demise of New York Central Railroad
17:25 - The Legacy of New York Central Railroad
via It's History
Matt Coneybeare
Editor in Chief
Matt enjoys exploring the City's with his partner and son. He is an avid marathon runner, and spends most of his time eating, running, and working on cool stuff.
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