Syracuse grade crossing elimination records, 1917-1936.

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Syracuse grade crossing elimination records, 1917-1936.

Reports of the Grade Crossing Commission, reports and pamphlet published by the Future Syracuse Committee addressing the problem of the railway tracks that ran through the city of Syracuse, pamphlets published by the New York Central Railroad advertising the grade crossing elimination that was achieved by elevating the tracks, and the railroad's new passenger station; also includes clippings, photographs, and three clipping scrapbooks (1923-1928).

.3 cubic ft. (1-5 in. letter box).

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Future Syracuse Committee (Syracuse, N.Y.).

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New York Central Railroad

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The New York Central Railroad first stationed business representatives in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1853. However, it was not until 1870 that the railroad established a significant presence in the local railroad economy. During the 1880s and 1890s the New York Central purchased controlling interests in various railroads to secure routes into Cleveland from the east and west. During the early twentieth century the railroad built and bought lines through and around Cleveland. Yards that wer...