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