Manhattan Railway Company
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Manhattan Railway Company
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Manhattan Railway Company
Manhattan Railway
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Manhattan Railway
Manhattan Elevated Railroad
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Manhattan Elevated Railroad
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The Manhattan Railway Company began operating elevated railways in New York City in 1875. In 1879, it leased the lines operated by the New York Elevated Railway Company, founded in 1872, and the Metropolitan Elevated Railway, established in 1878. The Manhattan Railway Company's lines and operations were then leased by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company in 1902.
New York City local transit company and owners of four elevated train lines linking Manahattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx; incorporated ca. 1866 and dissolved ca. 1940.
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https://viaf.org/viaf/169940871
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n2011024046
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n2011024046
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Local transit
Railroad companies
Railroads, Elevated
Railroads, Elevated
Railroads, Elevated
Street-railroads
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Railroad engineers
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New York (State)--New York
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New York (N.Y.)
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New York (State)--New York
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New York (State)--New York
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