1 10 2 https://openvalley.org/files/original/f9c63a99104d2a04091cb93a1a05f188.jpg 4adba8095b81790cd75b13272da8d9fd Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Digital Photograph Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Breakneck Ridge Tunnel Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Skeats, William J. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available RailPictures.Net Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-06-03 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.railpictures.net/photo/699417/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Photo/Archive William J. Skeats. Used by permission.</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 640 KB Description An account of the resource Breakneck Ridge is located in the Hudson Highlands, directly across the river from Storm King Mountain. Its distinctive stony face was picturesque, albeit quarried for granite by the 19th century. It posed a major obstacle in plans to build a railroad line along the Hudson River. By 1851, however, a 400-foot tunnel had been bored by the Hudson River Railroad (later to become part of New York Central). Here, in a contemporary photo, we see the line still in use as part of Metro North / Amtrak service. The stone structure at right is part of the Catskill Aqueduct, constructed between 1908 and 1924. Technically, it is called the Moodna / Hudson / Breakneck Pressure Tunnel: a tunnel bored 1,100 feet below the river's surface through which water passes from Ashokan Reservoir to New York City. The building was constructed in 1917 to drain the pressure tunnel. Breakneck Ridge probably is the location of New Deal Gallery artist <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1247" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Isaac Fastovsky's 1937 painting Tunnel by the Hudson.</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Catskill Aqueduct Hudson River Hudson River Railroad New York Central Railroad Railroads tunnel https://openvalley.org/files/original/e9d57629cc331d39f364b8edd99990fc.jpg 93330554e427e7e77e6fc8ea5342f343 https://openvalley.org/files/original/02b71a4ae1499ae23dbed1f43f04adf8.jpg 9cb81fb3772e016b5f630c7bc421edef Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Map Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 78 x 43 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource U.S. Showing New York Central Lines Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource New York Central Railroad Company Rand McNally and Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rand McNally and Company Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1929 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~23947~870012:U-S--showing-NY-Central-Lines-?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&qvq=q:%22new%20york%20central%22;sort:Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=7&trs=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David Rumsey Historical Map Collection</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 3.2 MB jpeg 650 KB Description An account of the resource By the time of this map a bitter consolidation battle among smaller rail lines had resulted in the creation of New York Central in 1853. Then, under the leadership of aggressive presidents Erastus Corning and Cornelius Vanderbilt, NYC expanded into a regional network encompassing the northeast and Great Lakes Region. It operated more than 11,000 miles of road by this point. The map here shows the various lines and draws attention to its so-called "water route": mostly level grades following rivers and lakes that e nabled the company to design its engines for speed. The Twentieth-Century Limited, which traveled between New York and Chicago, was perhaps its best known line. The map highlights the Appalachian Mountain range its competitors had to navigate in bright yellow--a nice bit of trolling. As with other railroads NYC's fortunes declined after World War II and the rise of highways. It pursued protective mergers with other failing railroads, was absorbed by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1976, and finally ended up park of the CSX / Amtrak system. Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Hudson River Railroad Map New York Central Railroad Railroads