Special to The New York Times ... test of the electrically driven locomotive that is to replace the steam locomotive when the improvements at the Grand Central station are completed was made ...

In June 1938, the New York Central introduced new locomotives and ... To demonstrate that steam remains supreme in railway transport, the New York Central Railroad operated from Albany to New ...

Versatility is a single word that sums up the Mikado-type steam locomotive ... the last in standard gauge a year prior. The New York Central, which dispatched the largest fleet in the U.S ...

As the film notes, by banning steam-powered locomotives from the city, New York forced the New York Central Railroad to be a pioneer in the new technology of electric trains, thereby reducing ...

The last production steam locomotive from an American builder was turned out in 1949 for the New York Chicago and St. Louis (Nickel Plate) Railroad. Diesels may have lacked the color and ...