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Railroad passenger cars

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Elevated railroad photographs

 Collection
Identifier: XX.2008.7
Abstract

Photographs of elevated railroad services and structures, dating from the era of their construction to that of their retirement and demolition.

Dates: 1872 - 1974; Majority of material found within 1914 - 1946

Lonto-Watson collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2010.20
Abstract

The Lonto-Watson collection contains albums, scrapbooks, photographs, negatives, documents, ephemera, and books related to New York City transportation such as horse cars, cable cars, trolleys, elevated railroads, and subways, as well as transportation systems domestic and foreign, and New York City architecture.

Dates: 1836 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1999