Established in 1853, the New York Central Railroad was a railroad primarily operating in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The railroad primarily connected greater New York and Boston in the east with Chicago and St. Louis in the Midwest, along with the intermediate cities of Albany, Buffalo, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Detroit, and Syracuse. New York Central was headquartered in New York City’s New York Central Building, adjacent to its largest station, Grand Central Terminal.
Extensive trackage existed in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts and West Virginia, plus additional trackage in the Canadian provinces of Ontario (Southwestern and Eastern Ontario) and Quebec (South of Montreal). At the end of 1925, the NYC operated 11,584 miles (18,643 km) of road and 26,395 miles (42,479 km) of track; at the end of 1967 the mileages were 9,696 miles (15,604 km) and 18,454 miles (29,699 km).
Here below is a set of vintage photos from
Ashtabula Archive that shows the New York Central Railroad properties at Ashtabula, Ohio in 1924.
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| General Office, Emergency Hospital, Water Tank on Columbus Street, 1924 |
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| Car Ferry Dock, 1924 |
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| Head of Dock No. 1, 1924 |
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| Looking toward Lake Erie from Columbus Street Bridge. Dock No. 1 on the left, Dock No. 2 on the right, 1924 |
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| Looking up yard from Switch Tower at Draw Bridge, 1924. |
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| Looking up yard from Switch Tower at Draw Bridge, 1924 |
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| NYCRR Dock No 2 and Dock No. 2 Extension. Ore Bridge, Slack Tower, Haularge Power House, Billing Office, Shelter House, 1924 |
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| NYCRR Dock No. 1 Extension. Cable House, Ice House, Dock Company Mess and Rest House, 1924 |
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| NYCRR Dock No. 1 Extension. Minnesota Slip, Billing Office, 1924 |
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| NYCRR Dock No. 1. Air Compressor House, Car Haulage House, Gripman’s Shanty, Billing Office, Rest Room, 1924 |
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| NYCRR Dock No. 1. Machine Shop, Boiler and Engine House, 1924. |
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| NYCRR Dock No. 1. Machine Shop, Boiler and Engine House, 1924 |
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| NYCRR Dock No. 1. Maintenance of Way Blacksmith Shop and Storehouse, 1924 |
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| NYCRR Dock No. 1. Minnesota Slip, Hulett Cranes, Ore Bridge, Ore Storage, Boiler and Engine House, 1924 |
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| NYCRR Dock No. 1. Office and Carpenter Shop, Old Boiler House, 1924 |
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| NYCRR Dock No. 2 Extension. Boiler House and Engine House, 1924 |
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| NYCRR Dock No. 2 Extension. Machine Shop and Engine House, 1924 |
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| NYCRR Dock No. 2 Extension. Ore Bridge, Ore Trough, Ore Storage Yard, Ore Loading Tracks, Lake Erie, Boiler and Engine House, 1924 |
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| NYCRR Dock No. 2 Extension. Ore Sample Buildings, 1924 |
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| NYCRR Dock No. 2. Boiler and Compressor House, 1924 |
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| NYCRR Dock No. 2. Car Repair Shop, 1924 |
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| NYCRR Dock No. 2. Car Repair Shop, 1924 |
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| NYCRR Dock No. 2. Car Repair Shop, 1924 |
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| NYCRR Dock No. 2. Hulett Cranes, 1924 |
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| NYCRR Dock No. 2. Minnesota Slip, 1924 |
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| NYCRR Dock No. 5-1/2. Endless belt conveyor, Control House, Motor House, 1924 |
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| NYCRR Dock No. 8. McMyler Car Dumper, 1924 |
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| NYCRR Dock No. 9. McMyler Car Dumper, Engine House, Oil House, Blacksmith Shop and Office, 1924 |
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| Switch Tower and Draw Bridge Power House, Section Tool House, 1924 |
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| Tug Coaling Dock, 1924 |
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