H&M

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H&M, in this context, refers to the historic Hudson and Manhattan Railroad, an early 20th-century rapid transit system that connected Manhattan with New Jersey and served as a predecessor to today’s PATH trains.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf interurban railroad
predecessor of PATH
rapid transit system
alsoKnownAs H&M Railroad
Hudson & Manhattan Railroad
ceasedOperationAsHMR 1962
connectedWith Manhattan
New Jersey
country United States
electrification 600 V DC
third rail
fareSystem flat fare
founder William Gibbs McAdoo
headquartersLocation New York City
historicalEra early 20th century
historicalSignificance pioneered trans-Hudson rapid transit
inception 1908
inspiredBy New York City Subway
lineLengthApprox about 14 miles
locatedIn New Jersey
New York City
notableFeature first successful rail tunnels under the lower Hudson River
notableStation 33rd Street station
Christopher Street station
Hoboken Terminal
Hudson Terminal
Journal Square
Newark Penn Station
openedFirstService 1908
openedToPublic February 25, 1908
operator Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Company
primaryPurpose commuter transit
replacedBy PATH service name in 1962
safetySystem automatic block signaling
servedArea Hoboken
Jersey City
Manhattan
Newark
successor PATH
Port Authority Trans-Hudson
takenOverBy Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
takenOverInYear 1962
trackGauge standard gauge
usedRollingStockType electric multiple units
usedTunnelUnder Hudson River

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