New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Locomotive Coaling Stations, Link-Belt Co. booklet of cyanotype photographs
The Link-Belt Company was founded by William Dana Ewart (1851-1908), who had invented the detachable link-belt in 1874. The flexible metal belt provided a superior system of power transmission and was first used widely in farm machinery. This item is a booklet of cyanotype photographs of locomotive coaling stations designed, erected, and equipped by the Link-Belt Engineering Company.
Reading Company records
Chartered in 1871, Reading Company was the holding company for the system of railroads, canals and coal mines assembled by the predecessor Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company between 1833 and 1896. The collection consists of the corporate records of the Reading Company (1871-1976), the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company (1833-1896), the Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company (1896-1923), and 159 predecessors and subsidiaries.
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- Advertisements 1
- Anthracite coal industry 1
- Bus lines 1
- Canals 1
- Coaling-stations 1
- Conveyor belts 1
- Cyanotypes (photographic prints) 1
- Drawings 1
- Holding companies 1
- Personnel records 1
- Police, Private 1
- Railroad police 1
- Railroad stations 1
- Railroads -- Buildings and structures 1
- Railroads -- Employees 1
- Railroads -- Equipment and supplies 1
- Railroads -- Rolling stock 1
- Street-railroads 1
- Strikes and lockouts 1
- Telegraph 1
- Timetables 1 + ∧ less
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