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 SEPTEMBER 1957 NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD SYSTEM MANAGEMENT NEWSLETTER TRAIN NEWS  US $3.50
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Luxury At Affordable Prices In New York City
Making your way to the Big Apple inspires dreams and evokes emotion. However, not every visit to New York City is booked with best bargain deals and price breaking know-how when it comes to selecting a hotel. Hotels in New York are known as the bastion of luxury, scenic views and instant immersion into the heart of Manhattan, albeit with a considerable cost for the big city perks. However, international travellers are catching on quickly that the hot spot tourist destinations are not always the prime place to book their hotels. Rather, choosing a budget-friendly accommodation in the nearby Manhattan vicinity or smaller, independent boutique hotels situated side by side to the big corporate chains can rack up the savings and holiday cheer.
Upper Manhattan is home to the high-end accommodations, many of which sport a premium Central Park view. If money is no object and your holiday budget has no cap, then up you go to the island's prime stretch of real estate for world-class lodging at its best.
The Midtown Manhattan district is where the action is from the pulse of the city in Times Square to spectacular scenery atop the Empire State Building. Hotels in New York that provide easy access to this most visited area of Manhattan include locations in the artistic colony of Chelsea, nearby Gramercy, and Murray Hill.
Lower Manhattan is teeming with tourism for the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and the bustle of Wall Street. Bargain boutique New York City hotels abounding in nearby Soho, Greenwich Village and the Financial District near Ground Zero.
However, the best kept secret to enjoy impressive savings on your next New York City escape may be found in the suburbs of Long Island. Garden City, Queens, and Uniondale to mention a few, offer four and five star accommodation just twenty to forty minutes by rail terminating at both Penn Station and Grand Central Station. NYC train and subway travel is an experience in itself with scenic views, interesting people and lightning-fast transport to Manhattan's best dining, upscale shopping and theatre entertainment. Kiss you taxi cab goodbye and travel New York like a native.
The New York City MetroCard offers deep commuting discounts with an unlimited train, subway and bus pass purchased on a daily or weekly basis. You may pick up your valuable MetroCard in the subway and train station vending machines or ask you hotel concierge for assistance.
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View of 19th Century Central Park West in New York City Showing Trains and Construction $79.99 View of 19th Century Central Park West in New York City Showing Trains and Construction - Premium Photographic Print |
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New York City Subway Trains $40.8 The New York City Subway system celebrates its 100th anniversary on October 27, 2004, but you can bring the romance of the old subway alive today with the Subway Punch-out Book. The book includes 15 easy-to-assemble punch-out train cars that are modeled after the historic old trains from the New York Transit Museum archives. The cars are printed on full-color laminated paper, with identifying historical information printed on the bottom of each. It`s a fun book that sneaks in some fascinating history of America`s first subway system, and it`s the perfect gift for any New Yorker or New York-a-phile you might know! < BR>Ride the subway down memory lane with pictures of cars such as:< BR>o The classic R32/R38, also known as the Brightliners< BR>o The traditional New York Subway Car that ran on every part of the IRT subway and was known for its speed and reliability< BR>o The famous BMT D-Type, the best-loved and most fun to ride BMT car with its distinctive appearance inside and out < BR>The New York Transit Museum is home to more than 100 years of transit lore and memorabilia. The museum`s central facility is housed in an authentic 1930s subway station in Brooklyn Heights.< BR> |
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Famous Trains: Coloring Book $6.75 Train buffs and colorists will love adding their own hues to this fine fleet of luxury railway cars. Thirty drawings depict such famous trains as Europe's Orient Express, a Santa Fe Super Chief locomotive, the observation lounge on the Burlington Zephyr, and a sleeping compartment on New York Central's 20th Century Limited. |
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New York City Subway Trains: 12 Classic Punch-And-Build Trains $18.55 The New York City Subway system celebrates its 100th anniversary on October 27, 2004, but you can bring the romance of the old subway alive today with the Subway Punch-out Book. The book includes 15 easy-to-assemble punch-out train cars that are modeled after the historic old trains from the New York Transit Museum archives. The cars are printed on full-color laminated paper, with identifying historical information printed on the bottom of each. It's a fun book that sneaks in some fascinating history of America's first subway system, and it's the perfect gift for any New Yorker or New York-a-phile you might know Ride the subway down memory lane with pictures of cars such as: o The classic R32/R38, also known as the Brightliners o The traditional New York Subway Car that ran on every part of the IRT subway and was known for its speed and reliability o The famous BMT D-Type, the best-loved and most fun to ride BMT car with its distinctive appearance inside and out The New York Transit Museum is home to more than 100 years of transit lore and memorabilia. The museum's central facility is housed in an authentic 1930s subway station in Brooklyn Heights. |
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Orphan Trains to Missouri Orphan Trains to Missouri Orphan Trains to Missouri $4.46 Early immigration laws encouraged the poor of Europe to find new hope with new lives in the United States. But sometimes the immigrants exchanged a bad situation in their native country for an even worse one on the streets of New York and other industrial cities. As a result, the streets were filled with crowds of abandoned children that the police called "street arabs." Many New York citizens blamed the street arabs for crime and violence in the city and wanted them placed in orphan homes or prisons. In 1853 a man by the name of Charles Loring Brace, along with other well-to-do men in New York City, founded the Children's Aid Society. The society planned to give food, lodging, and clothing to homeless children and provide educational and trade opportunities for them. But the number of children needing help was so large that the Children's Aid Society was unable to care for them, and Brace developed a plan to send many of the children to the rural Midwest by train. He was convinced that the children of the streets would find many benefits in rural America. In 1854 he persuaded the board of the society to send the first trainload of orphans west. With this, the orphan trains were born. Cheap fares, the central location of the state, and numerous small farming towns along the railroad tracks made Missouri the perfect hub for the orphan trains, even though many areas of the state were still largely unsettled. Researchers have estimated that from 150,000 to 400,000 children were sent out on orphan trains, with perhaps as many as 100,000 being placed in Missouri. "Orphan Trains to Missouri" documents the history of the children on those Orphan Trainstheir struggles, their successes, and their failures. Touching stories of volunteers who oversaw the placement of the orphans as well as stories of the orphans themselves make this a rich record of American and midwestern history. |
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New York Central Railroad $58.42 In this reissue of his 1999 text, railway historian Solomon includes approximately 150 new b&w and color photographs, postcards, and timetables, along with those found in the original. The result is an expanded history of the New York Central rail system, which operated and grew steadily between 1825 and 1968, at its zenith linking 11 Northeastern states and two Canadian provinces. Chapters survey the acquisition of lines from smaller companies and the expansion of the abundant fleet of trains both for freight and for passengers, witnessing the steam and diesel eras. The New York Central`s history includes the construction of today`s Grand Central Station. Annotation )2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) |
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Passenger Trains of the New York Central Railroad : 20th Century Limited $8.74 No Synopsis Available |
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I Often Dream Of Trains In New York (+DVD) $17.49 I Often Dream Of Trains In New York (+DVD) |
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Trains on Railroad Tracks, Central Station, Berlin, Germany $129.99 Panoramic Images Trains on Railroad Tracks, Central Station, Berlin, Germany - Wall Decal |
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Commuters and Subway Trains, New York, New York $34.99 Todd Gipstein Commuters and Subway Trains, New York, New York - Photographic Print |
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Chatham Square, Elevated Trains, New York City $39.99 Chatham Square, Elevated Trains, New York City - Giclee Print |
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Immigrants Getting on Trains at New York, 1886 $44.99 Immigrants Getting on Trains at New York, 1886 - Giclee Print |
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Stations Along New York Central Railroad Lines: Grand Central Terminal, Buffalo Central Terminal, Weehawken Terminal, Poughkeepsie $24.99 Chapters: Grand Central Terminal. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 245. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Danbury Branch Harlem Line Hudson Line New Canaan Branch New Haven LineGrand Central Terminal (GCT) sometimes called Grand Central Station or simply Grand Central is a terminal station at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Built by and named for the New York Central Railroad in the heyday of American long-distance passenger trains, it is the largest train station in the world by number of platforms: 44, with 67 tracks along them. They are on two levels, both below ground, with 41 tracks on the upper level and 26 on the lower, though the total number of tracks along platforms and in rail yards exceeds 100. When the Long Island Rail Road's new station, below the existing levels, opens (see East Side Access), Grand Central will offer a total of 75 tracks and 48 platforms. The terminal covers an area of 48 acres (19 ha). The terminal serves commuters traveling on the Metro-North Railroad to Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess counties in New York State, and Fairfield and New Haven counties in Connecticut. Although the terminal has been properly called "Grand Central Terminal" since 1913, many people continue to refer to it as "Grand Central Station." Technically, "Grand Central Station" is the name of the nearby post office, as well as the name of a previous rail station on the site, and is also used to refer to a New York City subway station at the same location. Grand Central Terminal on a weekday morning Grand Central Terminal, along 42nd StreetThe tracks are numbered according to their geographic location in the terminal building rather than the trains' destinations, because all of the trains terminate at Grand Central. There are 31 tracks on the u...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=301591 |
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New York Central Locomotive - 1938 $169 "New lower price!Photo from The New York Times Photo Archives.Each exhibition-quality print meets the highest photographic standards and is individually created with the finest ink and fiber-based archival paper.About Our Fine Art PhotographyUnframed photos ship in 3 - 5 business days. Framing adds 2 additional production days.Expedited shipping will not shorten production time." |
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New York Central System $19.99 New York Central System - Masterprint |
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New York Central Building $19.99 New York Central Building - Masterprint |
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Commuters Catching Trains at Evening Rush Hour in Grand Central Station $79.99 Alfred Eisenstaedt Commuters Catching Trains at Evening Rush Hour in Grand Central Station - Premium Photographic Print |
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Commuters Catching Trains at Rush Hour in Grand Central Station $79.99 Alfred Eisenstaedt Commuters Catching Trains at Rush Hour in Grand Central Station - Premium Photographic Print |
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Bowery and Double-deck Elevated Trains, New York City $39.99 Bowery and Double-deck Elevated Trains, New York City - Giclee Print |
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Rob Trains $82.85 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Rob Trains, born Robert Cole Gill, Jr., is a modern contemporary artist from New York. In his career, Trains has influenced modern art in several ways. He worked for Andy Warhol in 1966, and was one of the first projectionists for the film Empire. Upon changing the order of the sequences: day with night, and the films speeds, it later became Warhols preferred mode of screening the film and significantly influenced further viewings of the film. After he moved to San Francisco HaightAshbury during the Summer of Love from 1967 to 1989 he was a founding member of several artists cooperatives, like Project One artists studios, Quintara Street studios, and Beef Gallery which influenced and contributed to the alternative culture, like the hippie subculture of San Francisco. Staying noncommercial and nonprofit, he curated hundreds of exhibits for independent artists. Rob Trains work is also featured in the cult classic film, So I Married an Axe Murderer. He has exhibited at notable locations, such as the CBGBs 313 Gallery in New York. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Timpledon, Miriam T./ Marseken, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 118 Publication Date: 2010/08/04 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.28 inches |
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New York Central Park $39.99 New York Central Park - Premium Giclee Print |
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New York Central Locomotive $124.99 New York Central Locomotive - Framed Art Print |
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New York New York Central Lines $19.99 New York New York Central Lines - Masterprint |
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Grand Central Terminal: Railroads, Engineering, and Architecture in New York City $16.48 Grand Central Terminal, one of New York City's preeminent buildings, stands as a magnificent Beaux-Arts monument to America's Railway Age, and it remains a vital part of city life today. Completed in 1913 after ten years of construction, the terminal became the city's most important transportation hub, linking long-distance and commuter trains to New York's network of subways, elevated trains, and streetcars. Its soaring Grand Concourse still offers passengers a majestic gateway to the wonders beyond 42nd Street. In Grand Central Terminal, Kurt C. Schlichting traces the history of this spectacular building, detailing the colorful personalities, bitter conflicts, and Herculean feats of engineering that lie behind its construction. Schlichting begins with Cornelius Vanderbilt -- "The Commodore" -- whose railroad empire demanded an appropriately palatial passenger terminal in the heart of New York City. Completed in 1871, the first Grand Central was the largest rail facility in the world and yet -- cramped and overburdened -- soon proved thoroughly inadequate for the needs of this rapidly expanding city. William Wilgus, chief engineer of the New York Central Railroad, conceived of a new Grand Central Terminal, one that would fully meet the needs of the New York Central line. Grand Central became a monument to the creativity and daring of a remarkable age. The terminal's construction proved to be a massive undertaking. Before construction could begin, more than 3 million cubic yards of rock and earth had to be removed and some 200 buildings demolished. Manhattan's exorbitant real estate prices necessitated a vast, two-story underground train yard, which in turn required a new, smoke-free electrified rail system. The project consumed nearly 30,000 tons of steel, three times more than that in the Eiffel Tower, and two power plants were built. The terminal building alone cost $43 million in 1913, the equivalent of nearly $750 million today. Some of these costs were offset by an ambitious redevelopment project on property above the New York Central's underground tracks. Schlichting writes about the economic and cultural impact of the terminal on midtown Manhattan, from building of the Biltmore and Waldorf-Astoria Hotels to the transformation of Park Avenue. Schlichting concludes with an account of the New York Central's decline; the public outcry that prevented Grand Central's new owner, Penn Central, from following through with its 1969 plan to demolish or drastically alter the terminal; the rise of Metro-North Railroad; and the meticulous 1990s restoration project that returned Grand Central Terminal to its original splendor. More than a history of a train station, this book is the story of a city and an age as reflected in a building aptly described as a secular cathedral. |