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West Shore Eailroad 



Is one of the most popular routes for business and pleasure travel 

 leading to and from New York City, as well as being the most substan- 

 tially built and elegantly equipped double-track line through Central 

 New York State, This superbly built railroad has been justly named 

 the "Picturesque Route," traversing as it does the west shore of the 

 historic and world-famed Hudson River, skirting the foot-hills of the 

 Catskill Mountains, famous in Washington Irving's "Rip Van Win- 

 kle," and passing through the beautiful Mohawk Valley. By this route 

 three express trains are run daily, in each direction, between New 

 York, Albany, Utica, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, To- 

 ronto, Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis and the West. Palace sleeping cars 

 are attached to these trains, and run through without change between 

 the points named. The West Shore, in connection with the Fitch- 

 burg Railroad, is also the shortest line between Boston and Chicago. 

 It is the only all-rail line to the Catskill Mountains, and the only line 

 by which drawing-room cars are run through to the heart of the Cats- 

 kills, During the season of summer travel fast Catskill Mountain ex- 

 press trains are scheduled. Attached to these trains are drawing- 

 room cars, which run through without change between Philadelphia, 

 Jersey City, New York and Catskill Mountains. Siratoga limited ex- 

 press trains are also run by the West Shore during the summer sea- 

 son, and have drawing-room cars attached which run through without 

 change between Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, LoDg Branch, 

 Jersey City, New York, Saratoga, and Caldwell, Lake George. Buffet 

 smoking-cars, with revolving chairs, are a special feature of the splen- 

 did service on the West Shore. Drawing-room cars are also run be- 

 tween Saratoga and Niagara Falls. The West Shore also runs special 

 trains between New York and New Paltz during the summer season, 

 for the accommodation of travel to and from Lakes Mohonk and Min- 

 newaska, Sbawangunk Mountains, and all points in the Wallkill Val- 

 ley. The connection in Jersey City station with the Pennsylvania 

 Railroad will be appreciated by travelers to and from the South and 

 the resorts of Central New York State, as the long trans:er through 

 New York is thereby avoided. Passengers and baggage from Brook- 

 lyn are taken direct from the foot of Fulton Street by Annex boat to 

 Jersey City station. Tickets via West Shore can be purchased at 

 ticket offices of all connecting lines, and they are sold and baggage 

 checked through to destination from all stations of the West Shore 

 Railroad. 



