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The story of the old New York & Harlem Railroad began way back in 1831 when New York City authorized construction of a horse drawn streetcar system for Manhattan Island. Over the decades this evolved into a major commuter railroad connection New York States upstate communities with the City. This books is a photographic look at the history of this railroad that was the driving force in developing the region along the eastern border of New York State from New York City to the heart of the Berkshires in Western Massachusetts.
The story of the old New York & Harlem Railroad began way back in 1831 when New York City authorized construction of a horse drawn streetcar system for Manhattan Island. Over the decades this evolved into a major commuter railroad connection New York States upstate communities with the City. This books is a photographic look at the history of this railroad that was the driving force in developing the region along the eastern border of New York State from New York City to the heart of the Berkshires in Western Massachusetts.