New York Central Water Level Route

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The New York Central Water Level Route was a major New York Central Railroad main line famed for its relatively flat, water-level alignment that enabled fast, efficient passenger and freight service between the U.S. Midwest and the Northeast.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rail corridor ⓘ
railway main line ⓘ
advantage absence of major mountain grades ⓘ
higher average speeds ⓘ
competedWith Pennsylvania Railroad main line ⓘ
connects Chicago ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
currentUse intercity passenger rail corridor ⓘ
major freight corridor ⓘ
electrification partially electrified in New York City area ⓘ
follows Erie Canal corridor ⓘ
Hudson River ⓘ
Mohawk River ⓘ
southern shore of Lake Erie region ⓘ
southern shore of Lake Ontario region ⓘ
water-level alignment ⓘ
gauge standard gauge ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
knownFor efficient freight service ⓘ
high-speed passenger service ⓘ
relatively flat grades ⓘ
locatedIn Midwestern United States ⓘ
Northeastern United States ⓘ
marketingName Water Level Route ⓘ
notableTrain 20th Century Limited ⓘ
Empire State Express ⓘ
operator New York Central Railroad ⓘ
partOf New York Central Railroad system ⓘ
passesThrough Albany ⓘ
Buffalo ⓘ
Cleveland ⓘ
Detroit (via connecting branches) ⓘ
Rochester ⓘ
Schenectady ⓘ
Syracuse ⓘ
Toledo ⓘ
Utica ⓘ
primaryEndpoints Chicago ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
railroadCompany New York Central Railroad ⓘ
successorOperator Amtrak ⓘ
CSX Transportation ⓘ
Conrail ⓘ
Penn Central Transportation Company ⓘ
usedFor freight trains ⓘ
long-distance passenger trains ⓘ

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Mohawk Subdivision → historicalPartOf → New York Central Water Level Route ⓘ
Hastings-on-Hudson station → locatedOnCorridor → Hudson River rail corridor ⓘ
linked to: New York Central Water Level Route