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New York Central 3001 (Alco #69338 of 1940): The largest surviving example of the NYC's modern steam power technology; only surviving L-3a class Mohawk; one of two surviving NYC 4-8-2 engines; one of the fastest locomotives of its time; primarily designed for mountain grades, it hauled passengers at speeds up to 80 mph (130 km/h) along the NYC's "Water Level Route" in the state of New York.
Its above ground head house and train shed were considered a masterpiece of the Beaux-Arts style and one of the great architectural works of New York City. Underground, the station contained 11 platforms serving 21 tracks, in approximately the same layout as the current Penn Station, which has had various intervening modifications.
This R21/R22 car was rebuilt for the movie Money Train, then donated to the New York Transit Museum collection. Most of the subway cars in the Transit Museum's fleet are operable, and they are frequently used for subway excursions run by the museum and New York City Transit on various parts of the system.
The New York Museum of Transportation (NYMT), founded in 1975, is a non-profit organization located at 6393 East River Road, in the Rochester suburb of A private rail line built by volunteers connects NYMT with the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum , over a distance of two miles.
Buffalo, Corning and New York Railroad: Buffalo, Corning and New York Railroad: ERIE: 1852 1857 Buffalo, New York and Erie Railroad: Buffalo, Corry and Pittsburgh Railroad: PRR: 1867 1872 Dunkirk, Chautauqua Lake and Pittsburgh Railroad: Buffalo Creek Railroad: BCK ERIE/ LV: 1869 1983 Consolidated Rail Corporation: Buffalo Creek Transfer ...