Boston and New York Air Line Railroad Company
- Only 1 available!!
- Backordered, shipping soon
- Guaranteed authentic document
- Orders over $35 ship FREE to U. S. addresses
- Earn rewards points with every order
Product Details
CompanyBoston and New York Air Line Railroad Company
Certificate Type
Capital Stock
Date Issued
Specimen, circa 1880's
Canceled
Yes
Printer
National Bank Note Company
Signatures
NA
Approximate Size
11 1/2" (w) by 6 3/4" (h)
Images
Show the exact certificate you will receive
Guaranteed Authentic
Yes
Additional Details
NA
Reference
Historical Context
The "Air Line" was originally known as the New York & Boston Railroad chartered in 1846, to provide the shortest rail route, or "air line," between those two cities. The city of Middletown, Connecticut notes in an essay of their town's heritage that the system was reorganized as the New Haven, Middletown & Willimantic Railroad in 1867.
It ran from a connection at New Haven to Willimantic, opening for service on April 25, 1873, according to an essay by Philip Blakeslee entitled, A Brief History Of Lines West: The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company. The well-engineered NHM&W was expensive to build although it offered a 25-mile shorter route to Boston than the Shore Line's. It ultimately failed and was reorganized as the Boston & New York Air-Line Railroad.
The B&NYA-L went on to join the much larger New York & New England, a future New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad property.
Related Collections
Additional Information
Certificates carry no value on any of today's financial indexes and no transfer of ownership is implied. All items offered are collectible in nature only. So, you can frame them, but you can't cash them in!
All of our pieces are original - we do not sell reproductions. If you ever find out that one of our pieces is not authentic, you may return it for a full refund of the purchase price and any associated shipping charges.