Transportation

Blacksmith

Bell and Depew: Lawyers and Raconteurs [published July 13, 1884]

jpkntz May 9, 2024

Not long ago, within half an hour of...

horsecar

The First New York Horse Cart Railway; and the Court of Dover [published Jan. 8, 1882]

jpkntz March 2, 2024

Ridin’ in a horse car the other day...

locomotivebestfriend

The First American Steam Locomotives [published Oct. 26, 1884]

jpkntz January 5, 2024

[Warning: the final paragraphs of this newspaper item, which...

John_Randel_Jr

John Randel Lays Out New York [published Mar. 11, 1883]

jpkntz December 21, 2023

The five-cent fare bill has made the elevated...

cowcatcher

Car Spotters, Instinctive Engineers, and Other Railroad Personalities [published Sep. 10, 1882]

jpkntz December 14, 2023

Dick Carter dropped in at my little place...

omnibus

The Early Ferries and Stage Lines of New York [published July 9, 1882]

jpkntz December 10, 2023

Crossin’ over to Jersey City, the other day,...

hudsonunderthemoonlight

The Commodore and the Marine Artist [published Apr. 27, 1884]

jpkntz November 15, 2023

There has been a considerable amount of newspaper...

chinesejunk

Memories of Old New York and Two Notorious Women [published Aug. 5, 1883]

jpkntz November 11, 2023

I met old Mark Taylor the other day...

harlemrailroadlocomotive

New York City’s First Rail Disaster [published Oct. 8, 1882]

jpkntz November 6, 2023

The tunnel horror, which is now bein’ investigated,...

eriecanalboat

The Inland Navigation Dreams of Christopher Colles [published Dec. 17, 1882]

jpkntz October 17, 2023

In the Episcopal buryin’ ground in Hudson street...