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The New York Central Railroad (NYC) was one of the dominant transportation companies in American railroad lore. It served most of the Northeast and large portions of the Mid-west, with tracks also into Canada. States in the NYC system include New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, West Virginia, Michigan, Missouri, and Massachusetts; it also ran into the provinces of Quebec and Ontario. Its primary routes were to connect New York City with Boston in the east and with Chicago and St. Louis in the west, but it also had trackage to other major cities including Detroit, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Indianapolis. The NYC competed directly with the Pennsylvania Railroad in many markets, and other smaller lines also provided stiff competition. After World War II, the NYC began to see costs increase and revenues decline, caused in some part by its commuter services in the Northeast and labor costs. In an effort to survive, the NYC merged in 1968 with the Pennsylvania Railroad to form the Penn Central; this did not solve financial and operating problems, and in 1976 the Penn Central and other eastern lines were taken into the government-owned Conrail system. Conrail was broken up in 1998, and the NYC's surviving trackage is now mostly owned and operated by Norfolk Southern and CSX.
The Michigan Central Railroad (MC), headquartered in Detroit, was a major regional carrier that served the states of Michigan, Illinois and Indiana and the province of Ontario in Canada. Construction began in 1836. Control of the Michigan Central was later gained by the New York Central Railroad, which operated it for many years as a separate company. With the failure of the New York Central, the Michigan Central lines came under first Penn Central and then Conrail. Its surviving trackage is now mostly operated by Norfolk Southern.
For auction is a rare timetable form the MC and NYC, dated April 27, 1941. It features schedules on former MC lines, to include Chicago-Detroit, Chicago-Northern Michigan, Chicago-Buffalo, and Chicago-Mackinaw, but it also includes runs between Chicago-New York City and Chicago-Boston. Schedules are included for branch lines. The timetable includes fares for coach and Pullman services, equipmet manifests, and some great period advertising.
The timetable measures appx 9x4 inches, is printed on lower-grade paper, and contains 54 pages. It is in very good condition, with no writing or markings. The only flaws I can idenfity are one small (1/4 inch) page tear and several pages which have come loose from the staple binding.
The Michigan Central Railroad (MC), headquartered in Detroit, was a major regional carrier that served the states of Michigan, Illinois and Indiana and the province of Ontario in Canada. Construction began in 1836. Control of the Michigan Central was later gained by the New York Central Railroad, which operated it for many years as a separate company. With the failure of the New York Central, the Michigan Central lines came under first Penn Central and then Conrail. Its surviving trackage is now mostly operated by Norfolk Southern.
For auction is a rare timetable form the MC and NYC, dated April 27, 1941. It features schedules on former MC lines, to include Chicago-Detroit, Chicago-Northern Michigan, Chicago-Buffalo, and Chicago-Mackinaw, but it also includes runs between Chicago-New York City and Chicago-Boston. Schedules are included for branch lines. The timetable includes fares for coach and Pullman services, equipmet manifests, and some great period advertising.
The timetable measures appx 9x4 inches, is printed on lower-grade paper, and contains 54 pages. It is in very good condition, with no writing or markings. The only flaws I can idenfity are one small (1/4 inch) page tear and several pages which have come loose from the staple binding.
