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- Erie Railway Schedule, 1874 - The Erie Railroad, chartered in 1832, grew into a mainline railway connecting New York City with Chicago. It was distinguished by its broad gauge of six feet between the rails instead of the more common four feet, eight and one-half inches. Erie adopted standard gauge in 1878. Struggling by 1960, Erie merged with the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad.
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Erie Railway Schedule, 1874
The Erie Railroad, chartered in 1832, grew into a mainline railway connecting New York City with Chicago. It was distinguished by its broad gauge of six feet between the rails instead of the more common four feet, eight and one-half inches. Erie adopted standard gauge in 1878. Struggling by 1960, Erie merged with the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad.