New York, Westchester and Boston Railway

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The New York, Westchester and Boston Railway was an early 20th-century electric commuter railroad serving the Bronx and Westchester County, later partially incorporated into the New York City Subway system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commuter railroad ⓘ
defunct railroad ⓘ
electric railway ⓘ
abbreviation NYW&B ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Westchester electric commuter line ⓘ
beganOperation 1912 ⓘ
ceasedOperation 1937 ⓘ
closed 1937 ⓘ
constructionStarted 1906 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
designedAs high-speed commuter line ⓘ
electrification 11 kV 25 Hz AC ⓘ
overhead catenary ⓘ
enteredBankruptcy 1935 ⓘ
era early 20th century ⓘ
gauge standard gauge ⓘ
hadNo freight service ⓘ
headquartersLocation New York City ⓘ
infrastructureFeature concrete viaducts ⓘ
grade-separated right-of-way ⓘ
steel bridges ⓘ
lineUsedBy New York City Subway Line 5 ⓘ
locatedIn Bronx ⓘ
linked to: The Bronx

Westchester County, New York ⓘ
notableStation Dyre Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ
East 180th Street ⓘ
Larchmont Gardens ⓘ
Mount Vernon ⓘ
New Rochelle ⓘ
Pelham ⓘ
linked to: Pelham, New York

White Plains ⓘ
opened 1912 ⓘ
operatedAs subsidiary of New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad ⓘ
parentCompany New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad ⓘ
partiallyIncorporatedInto New York City Subway ⓘ
peakRouteLength approximately 21 miles ⓘ
primaryTraffic commuter passengers ⓘ
propulsionSystem electric multiple units ⓘ
reasonForClosure bankruptcy ⓘ
region New York metropolitan area ⓘ
servedArea Bronx ⓘ
linked to: The Bronx

Westchester County, New York ⓘ
successorLine IRT Dyre Avenue Line ⓘ
linked to: Dyre Avenue Line
successorOperator Interborough Rapid Transit Company ⓘ
New York City Board of Transportation ⓘ
New York City Transit Authority ⓘ
trackConfiguration double track main line ⓘ

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Dyre Avenue Line → formerOwner → New York, Westchester and Boston Railway ⓘ
Dyre Avenue Line → usesRightOfWayOf → New York, Westchester and Boston Railway main line ⓘ
linked to: New York, Westchester and Boston Railway
Dyre Avenue Line → originalRailroadName → New York, Westchester and Boston Railway Dyre Avenue branch ⓘ
linked to: New York, Westchester and Boston Railway
Morris Park (IRT Dyre Avenue Line) → openedAsPartOf → New York, Westchester and Boston Railway ⓘ
Baychester Avenue → formerRailroad → New York, Westchester and Boston Railway ⓘ
NYW&B → fullName → New York, Westchester and Boston Railway ⓘ
NYW&B → alsoKnownAs → New York, Westchester and Boston Railroad ⓘ
linked to: New York, Westchester and Boston Railway
East 180th Street station → hasFormerRailroadConnection → New York, Westchester and Boston Railway ⓘ