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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