New York and Harlem Railroad

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Railroad
gptkbp:acquisition New_York_Central_Railroad_in_1900
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Harlem_Renaissance
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:challenges Competition from buses and cars
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:New_York_Central_Railroad
gptkbp:community_impact Provided jobs and services
gptkbp:contributedTo Suburban expansion
gptkbp:cultural_significance Symbol_of_Harlem's_growth
gptkbp:debutYear Decline in ridership
gptkbp:founded 1831
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:historical_significance Promoted_urban_development_in_Harlem
gptkbp:historicalContext 19th century
gptkbp:historicalPeriod From_125th_Street_to_Grand_Central_Terminal
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Preserved in archives
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label New York and Harlem Railroad
gptkbp:impact Transportation_in_New_York_City
gptkbp:influenced Economic conditions of the time
Development_of_the_Bronx
gptkbp:infrastructure Bridges_and_tunnels_built
gptkbp:is_essential_for Electrification in 1907
gptkbp:is_involved_in Real estate development projects
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:New_York_Central_System
gptkbp:isConnectedTo gptkb:New_York_City_Subway
Harlem_and_New_York_City
gptkbp:key_figure gptkb:James_H._Doolittle
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern rail systems
gptkbp:length approximately 30 miles
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:nextStation gptkb:Harlem_Station
gptkbp:notable_event First passenger train in 1832
gptkbp:notableFor being one of the first railroads in New York
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:New_York_Central_Railroad
1972
Various ownerships over time
New_York_State_law
gptkbp:operational_status Defunct
gptkbp:passenger_traffic 1970
gptkbp:provides_access_to Harlem_neighborhoods
gptkbp:revenue Freight service continued until 2000
gptkbp:route gptkb:Harlem_Line
gptkbp:servedIn Local communities
gptkbp:service_area Northern_Manhattan_and_the_Bronx
gptkbp:serviceType Commuter rail
gptkbp:stations gptkb:Grand_Central_Terminal
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Metro-North_Railroad
gptkbp:track 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
gptkbp:transportation 2000
Influenced future railroads
Goods and passengers
gptkbp:type Freight and passenger railroad