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Re: Re: (rshsdepot) Manhattan College and Manhattan Station 1855

I  didn't even realize Manhattan College was once in Manhattan, I will have to look up the history.  This is not as stupid as it sounds, Manhattan Colege is now in Riverdale in the Bronx, Five Towns College is not in the Five Towns, West New York is in New Jersey, East New York is in Brooklyn, Manhattan Junction is today's Broadway Junction, etceteras...ok maybe it was stupid of me not to know...

In library I have been reading newspapers from 1930's from Flushing (Flushing Evening Journal, North Shore Journal, and Whitestone...lots on how they tried to save the LIRR branch, tried to get subway to run it...interesting that at least this time they didn't force its closure by protesting its inefficiencies..when I have read Nassau County papers that  is exactly what they did with the traction lines, especially the Long Island Traction ones. The line was financialy pressed and it sems the final straw was all the regulations to improve stuff that put them under for good...
- -------Original Message-------
From: Jim Guthrie <jguthrie_@_pipeline.com>
Sent: 06/07/03 10:02 PM
To: rshsdepot_@_lists.railfan.net
Subject: Re: (rshsdepot) Manhattan College and Manhattan Station 1855

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> "Manhattan College and Manhattan Station 1855:
> http://newman.baruch.cuny.edu/digital/2000/subway/images/steam_rr.jpg
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> OK, what station was this exactly?

It was Manhattan College -- located in Manhattan around 131-132nd St. The
water you see in the foreground is the Hudson (North) River, and the train
is heading (most likely in 1855) to the NYC&HR Terminal at St. John's Park
in downtown Manhattan.

Cheers,
Jim


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