newyorkcentralrailroad
9 photos and 1 illustration tagged newyorkcentralrailroad, from 3 members of Flickr Commons.
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- newyorkcentral
- 20thcenturylimited
- wreck
- 20thcentury
- 1910s
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- grandcentralterminal
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N.Y. Central Station, N.Y. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded November 2010
[New York Central Twentieth Century Limited steam locomotive 5453] from SMU Libraries Digital Collections uploaded August 2010
Grand Central Station (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded August 2008
Wreck of "20th C." (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Remains of wrecked "20th C." [train] (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
"20th Century" limited in Hudson River (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Broken rail which wrecked "20th Century" (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
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Wreck of "20th C." (LOC)
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- Terry_NYorks said:
Remains of wrecked "20th C." [train] (LOC)
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ranbarton said:
www.ubuyvacations.com/Railroad/20thCentury1.html#Wreck and "The accident to the New York Central's Twentieth Century Limited at Hyde Park on March 13, 1912, was due to an irregularity in super-elevation of the outer rail, or what is more commonly known as a low spot in the track, and not to a broken rail, as was generally supposed, according to the finding of the Public Service Commission of the Second District, after a most thorough investigation. [ END OF FIRST PARAGRAPH ]" query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D02EEDC123CE633A...
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Twang Your Head said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called New York Central Railroad, and we'd love to have your photo -and membership- added to the group.
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Terry_NYorks said:
For other photos of relevant coaches of the 20th Century Limited, in the Clerestory Group click here..... , though sadly some more are also of accidents. For some history click here...., and Wikipedia article . .
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Ryan (LOC P&P) said:
Apologies for the late thanks, ranbarton, for the link to the Times article about the crash. We'll add a few more details to this record the next time we update.
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ranbarton said:
Glad to be of help.
Broken rail which wrecked "20th Century" (LOC)
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Vidiot said:
The wreck occurred March 13, 1912.
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Sven Wusch said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Kaputt - bust - crevé - estropeado - 坏的, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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Coco Giamani said:
Does anyone know if the 20th Century had more than one wreck along the Hudson?