John Francis Hylan (April 20, 1868 – January 12, 1936) was the 96th Mayor of New York City (the seventh since the consolidation of the five boroughs), from 1918 to 1925. From rural beginnings in the Catskills , Hylan eventually obtained work in Brooklyn as a laborer on the elevated railroad. During his nine years with the company, he worked his way to engineer, and also studied to earn his high school diploma. He continued by earning a law degree. He practiced law for nine years, and also participated in local Democratic politics.
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154-511: A $ 2 train ticket and then crossing the Brooklyn Bridge . On his first day he saw construction on an elevated railroad. Although he had never seen such a thing before, he climbed onto the structure and asked the foreman for a job, saying that he had worked on the Catskill railroad. He was told to report the next day, where his job was to lay rails. Seeking a promotion, he applied at the office of
231-646: A 4.7-mile (7.6 km) section of track of the former Ulster and Delaware Railroad from Kingston to Stony Hollow, New York. CMRR's Kingston station is at Westbrook Lane, near the Kingston Plaza Shopping Center, and ends just east of the Route 28A crossing in Stony Hollow, New York. The station is a short walk from the Kingston Stockade District along Westbrook Lane or from Midtown Kingston along
308-444: A 60-acre farm in the then-undeveloped mountains and struggled to make the semi-annual interest on its $ 1,500 mortgage. As the oldest boy, Hylan was required to work long hours on the farm, which was not equipped with much more than hand tools. Farm work came first, the school district was impoverished, and only one family could afford the required grammar or history book, which Hylan occasionally borrowed. School lasted four to five hours
385-563: A complex plan the day before the convention to either dislodge McClellan from the ticket and Murphy from Tammany in the process or provide an anti-Tammany Democratic ticket that would run against Tammany's ticket. The convention took place on October 1, 1903 at Carnegie Hall. At the beginning it looked as if the Kings County delegation could engineer a stampede against the Tammany ticket. Brooklyn Assistant District Attorney Martin W. Littleton led
462-499: A day for five months a year. In his teenage years, Hylan made extra money to help pay the mortgage interest by working each spring for the Catskill railroad , digging earth and tamping it beneath the tracks to stabilize them after the effects of winter weather. By the winter of 1887, when he was 19, Hylan felt he could make more money for his parents by working downstate. With $ 3.50 and a few sets of clothes, he set off to New York, buying
539-539: A devastating flood nearly wiped out the railroad, and caused much damage to the tracks and equipment in Phoenicia. After several weeks of volunteer effort, the line was reopened in summer 2005. Around this time, interest increased in using some segments of the rail corridor in Ulster County for a recreational trail. During the winter of 2006, the railroad reorganized its efforts as new volunteers came forward. A group from
616-555: A devastating flood washed out Campground Curve, between Phoenicia and Mt. Tremper. In conjunction with NYSDOT and Ulster County, this damage was repaired and service restored in 1988. Operations focused on Phoenicia to Mt. Tremper, with limited operations in Kingston. The railroad entered into a 25-year lease with Ulster County in 1991. Railroad operations ended at busy Route 28 in Mt. Pleasant. The crossing had been out of service for many years, and
693-511: A flat car and caboose. Earl Pardini became president to help guide them through the transition. Pardini was with the D&;U at its startup, helping to train its engineers and conductors. He agreed to come aboard, and the CMRR embarked on a period of serious expansion. Pardini had been a member of the former CMCT, and was brakeman on the last freight train on October 2, 1976. In 1986, Ulster County reconnected
770-642: A giant octopus sprawls its slimy legs over our cities, states and nation. To depart from mere generalizations, let me say that at the head of this octopus are the Rockefeller – Standard Oil interests and a small group of powerful banking houses generally referred to as the international bankers. The little coterie of powerful international bankers virtually run the United States government for their own selfish purposes. They practically control both parties, write political platforms, make catspaws of party leaders, use
847-606: A good civil litigation practice. He soon formed a partnership with Harry C. Underhill, an attorney who had written a treatise on evidence and would go on to write on other practice topics. Underhill did the office work, while Hylan was the trial lawyer. The firm occasionally received positive local publicity, such as the time when they obtained a ruling that the Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company had to offer free transfers at all junctions. Hylan litigated small civil cases and family law matters. He had little work in
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#1732852305760924-542: A majority of the delegates. With a view to sowing confusion among the Fusionists, Murphy without consultation outside of Tammany proposed adding two Fusion candidates to the ticket—Edward M. Grout for Controller and Charles V. Fornes for President of the Board of Aldermen. The proposed nomination of two Fusion candidates by Tammany so disturbed the non-Tammany Democrats that, after much behind-the-scenes scheming, McLaughlin announced
1001-596: A maternal grandfather, Jacob Gadron, who fought in the American Revolution among Lafayette 's forces. He fondly remembered her throughout his life and wrote that the words she spoke on leaving the family ("Be honest, be truthful, be upright, and do by others as you would have them do unto you") were "indelibly imprinted on" his memory. Although his mother was Methodist, Hylan was raised a Catholic. His only surviving family, his sister Mary, died after being struck by an automobile on July 10, 1911. Hylan's family owned
1078-548: A refurbished caboose 675 (ex- PRR 477672); five ex- LIRR P72 coaches and former Norfolk and Western PM coach 1727. Ulster County is currently reviewing a railroad proposal to extend the line from Stony Hollow (MP 8.33) to the current end of track at Basin Road (MP 10.01) to facilitate a western station and event center at this location. This would enable regular shuttle service to the Ashokan Rail Trail, which continues along
1155-466: A single siding in Kingston, making operations and switching quite difficult. CMRR plans to install a run-around siding in Kingston and near the new Basin Road terminal to allow engine-first operation on the entire line. In March 2024 the CMRR started using 100% Biodiesel in both of its locomotives in Kingston to reduce emissions. The Biodiesel is made from Soybean Oil and is provided locally by NetZero Biofuels of New Windsor, NY. The Soybean Oil feedstock
1232-498: A town in upstate Greene County . He was the third child, and had two older sisters and two younger brothers. Hylan's father had emigrated from County of Cavan , Ulster , Ireland at the age of seven. He served as a corporal in the 120th New York Infantry , called the "Ulster Regiment," during the Civil War . Hylan's mother, who came from the Jones family upstate, had a Welsh father and
1309-625: Is a heritage tourist railroad based in Kingston , New York , that began operations in 1982. The railroad leases a 4.7-mile portion (MP 3.6 to MP 8.3) of the former New York Central Railroad Catskill Mountain branch from Kingston to Stony Hollow, New York . The tracks are owned by Ulster County, New York , which bought them in 1979 from the bankruptcy estate of the Penn Central Railroad. The railroad's current permit with Ulster County expires on December 31, 2028. CMRR currently operates on
1386-481: Is currently requesting permission to renovate and operate on this segment with a proposed terminal at MP 9.95 near Basin Road. This proposed terminal could also be used by Ashokan Rail Trail (ART) users through access just west of MP 10.01. Proposed uses are: • ART Information • Ulster County Tourism information • Public indoor bathrooms • Commercial retail space (food and drink, bicycle repair and rental, or other convenience uses) • Covered area for events related to
1463-559: Is sourced from local farms near Syracuse, NY and treated at their facility in nearby Rock Tavern, New York. NetZero is a local startup founded by local entrepreneur Dave Davenport. According to the US Department of Energy , the use of biodiesel reduces Carbon Dioxide (Greenhouse Gas) emissions by 74% compared to regular diesel fuel. Additionally, it reduces carbon monoxide and particulate emissions by nearly 50%, and hydrocarbon emissions by nearly 70% compared to regular diesel. Additionally,
1540-514: The Glenford Dike at MP 11.1. Such track construction would require permission from the NYCDEP , as it is New York City land. CMRR has been isolated from the national network since Conrail removed its Kingston interchange switch in 1996. CMRR believes that reconnecting with the national rail network via CSX (successor to Conrail by absorbing former NYC trackage) at Kingston maximizes the value of
1617-494: The 2009 Kingston Holiday Train. Repairs to Bridge C9 started in September 2011, and were completed on December 3, 2012. The bridge was certified on December 7, 2012, and the first passenger train ran across the bridge on December 8. On September 21, 2013, CMRR workers completed track rehabilitation up to NYS Route 209 (MP 5.42). The next day, work began on the next extension past 209 to Hurley Mountain Road (MP 5.94). In late 2014 track
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#17328523057601694-548: The 2016 termination of service from Phoenicia . The CMRR saw record ridership in 2023. / Christmas Based on credit card receipts, over 80% of passengers come from outside Ulster County , with 21.0% coming from NYC and Long Island alone. In 1973, the Catskill Mountain Transportation Corp. "CMCT" was formed with the goal of purchasing the former Ulster and Delaware Railroad for freight and passenger service. On October 2, 1976, freight service ceased on
1771-598: The ART and CMRR • A ticket office for CMRR. • A “North Pole” for the Polar Express. In March 2024, the New York State Department of Transportation awarded the CMRR a New York State Passenger and Freight Rail grant for $ 667,000 to develop a Terminal at Basin Road adjacent to the Ashokan Rail Trail . CMRR has lacked a secure area to maintain its equipment since a legal settlement with Ulster County forced it to vacate
1848-697: The Boiceville Trestle, were approved for $ 2.3 million. However, the County informed CMRR that it would not begin the projects unless CMRR agreed to terminate its lease from Kingston to the Ashokan Reservoir. On August 3, 2013, the CMRR started reconstruction work of track on Campground Curve as part of returning to Phoenicia. This was done assuming that the county would not initiate a FEMA-funded project for this repair. The CMRR completed repairs to Phoenicia on August 7, 2015. Ironically, these repairs made possible
1925-606: The Brooklyn organization, and in the turmoil Hylan made his first move for party advancement. Hylan defeated the reformer John Purroy Mitchel in the four-sided 1917 mayoral election, restoring the power of Tammany at City Hall. Hylan was the first Democratic candidate to obtain a significant portion of the African American voter base. He easily won re-election in 1921 but was defeated for re-nomination in 1925 by State Senator James J. "Jimmy" Walker . Walker later appointed Hylan to
2002-569: The Brooklyn party unless McClellan lost, but McCarren and the rest at the Convention eventually endorsed McClellan. As one Democrat put it: "Tammany's coming to Brooklyn sure and the Old Man [McLaughlin] will take his medicine." For McLaughlin whether he would remain in charge of the Brooklyn Democrats now depended on his former subordinate McCarren. McCarren, however, used the occasion to take over
2079-475: The Catskill Mountain Branch. In 1979, Ulster County purchased the portion of the former Ulster and Delaware Railroad from MP 2.9 to MP 41.4, a total of 38.6 miles (62.1 km), for $ 1.5 million, with the goal of resuming freight service and initiating a tourist train. The line had ceased passenger operations on March 31, 1954, and freight operations on October 2, 1976. In 1980 and 1981, members of
2156-636: The City Committee meeting on September 18, party leaders from Queens, the Bronx and Richmond joined Brooklyn in expressing their concern. Independent Manhattan Democrats also objected to Murphy's action, including the Greater New York Democracy, which decided for the Fusion ticket, and former Tammany police chief Bill Devery , who decided to run for Mayor himself. Even several Tammany chiefs questioned
2233-594: The Cornell Street yard on April 30, 2016. CMRR believes that an all-weather engine house is needed to maintain its equipment year-round, and has identified a location adjacent to its permit area in Kingston to be used for this purpose. In March 2024, the New York State Department of Transportation awarded the CMRR a New York State Passenger and Freight Rail grant for $ 1,518,000 for engine house construction for an all-weather maintenance facility with connecting track . CMRR currently operates 4.7 miles of single track with
2310-770: The Kingston Midtown Linear Park. CMRR operates a variety of trains as of 2024. The season begins with the Easter Bunny Express in the spring, with regular runs until Christmas of each year. In the summer, CMRR runs its Catskill Mountain Flyer , Twilight Limited and Ice Cream Sundays Train , and in the fall Fall Foliage and Pumpkin Express trains. From Thanksgiving to Christmas it runs Polar Express trains. Trains are powered by Alco RS-1 401 (ex- GMRC 401), and consist of six flatcars converted to passenger use;
2387-600: The Kingston Model Railroad club cleared brush on the line. In 1982 members of the CMCT and the Kingston Model Railroad club formed the Catskill Mountain Railroad "CMRR", with the purpose of operating freight and passenger service on the former Ulster and Delaware Railroad from Kingston to Highmount, NY, a total of 38.6 miles of track. In 1982, Ulster County leased its entire 38.6-mile (62.1 km) portion of
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2464-631: The Long Island Business College to prepare himself for his Regents exam before he could begin to study law. He got into law school with the help of his wife, as well as that of a teacher who gave up his lunch hour to help, and for whom Hylan later found a position in the Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity when he became mayor. After he passed his Regents exam, he enrolled in New York Law School where Woodrow Wilson , who
2541-462: The Queens Children's Court. When journalist Alva Johnston asked Walker why he would appoint a rival to a judgeship, Walker quipped, "The children now can be tried by their peer." Hylan's most famous statement against "the interests" was the following speech, made in 1922, while he was the sitting Mayor of New York City: The real menace of our Republic is the invisible government, which like
2618-429: The Tammany machine. Murphy, who had become independently wealthy from a trucking company which leased docks from the city and rented them to shipping companies, fixed his goal as Tammany chief to extend Tammany influence to all the boroughs and then beyond. He decided to dislodge Fusionist mayor Seth Low by running George B. McClellan Jr. , son of the Civil War general who had run against Lincoln in 1864. The move
2695-465: The attempt to terminate its lease at a cost of $ 700,000. The litigation was settled in April 2016, and the CMRR was allowed to continue its former lease through its natural expiration on May 31, 2016. In August 2016, the CMRR signed a new permit with Ulster County for a five-mile segment from MP 3.6 at Chandler Drive in Kingston to MP 8.3 in Stony Hollow. It was extended on a short-term basis until 2023 when it
2772-613: The bidding of the powerful corrupt cliques which compose the invisible government. It operates under cover of a self-created screen [and] seizes our executive officers, legislative bodies, schools, courts, newspapers and every agency created for the public protection. Hylan died of a heart attack at the age of 67 on January 12, 1936, at his home in Forest Hills, Queens . Catskill Mountain Railroad The Catskill Mountain Railroad ( reporting mark CMRR )
2849-466: The charge, looking directly at Murphy in front of him and delivering a blistering speech scoring Tammany "treachery" for selecting Democratic "traitor" Grout. Robert H. Elder followed him, placing in nomination Julian D. Fairchild in Grout's place and reminded the convention that Grout had been a Republican and left the Brooklyn Democrats because of their association with Tammany. Littleton rose again to remind
2926-490: The composition of the remaining particulates is much less adverse than that from normal diesel as they are biodegradable. In March 2024, the New York State Department of Transportation awarded the CMRR a New York State Passenger and Freight Rail grant for $ 2,300,000 for for a Clean Diesel Upgrade to at least EPA Tier 3 locomotive for one of its existing locomotives . CMRR has stated that in order to run future dinner train service, tracks will need to be rebuilt from MP 10.01 to
3003-455: The consent of Tammany and William Randolph Hearst , he was put forward as a Brooklyn Democratic candidate for Mayor and won the first of two terms. He was re-elected with a wide plurality, which swept many Brooklyn Democrats into office. His chief focus in office was to keep subway fares from rising. By the end of his second term, however, a report by a committee appointed by Governor Al Smith severely criticized his administration's handling of
3080-461: The delegates that Grout once called Tammany a "stench in his nostrils." The "excitement reached a climax" when one Tammany leader broke with Murphy against Grout causing "wild applause." Murphy and the Tammany leaders sat through the abuse, smiling, and in the end the Brooklyn Democrats were routed by the near unanimous Tammany vote. While the Kings County delegation under the leadership of state senator Patrick H. McCarren made show of unity by moving
3157-413: The east, the railroad rebuilt tracks up to the limit of Bridge C30 (Boiceville Trestle). This was a total of 6.4 miles of operable track at its greatest extent. On August 28, 2011, CMRR was devastated by flooding as a result of Hurricane Irene . Flood waters inundated the yard at Phoenicia, scouring the right of way and threatening the depot. A significant washout occurred at Campground Curve, similar to
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3234-473: The foot of Bridge C9. For three years, the CMRR worked to complete the rehabilitation of Bridge C9 over Esopus Creek in Kingston. The bridge was opened for service on December 7, 2012, enabling track rehabilitation westward with Route 209 being the first destination. Route 209, MP 5.42, was reached on September 21, 2013, and MP 6.16, was reached on November 16, 2014. MP 6.45 was reached in November 2015 and MP 8.33
3311-517: The former U&D right-of-way west of Basin Road, in addition to the current themed services. In May 2024, Ulster County approved the reactivation of a committee to review this proposal: CMRR Proposed Extension to Basin Road As of 2024, CMRR operates service from Kington to MP 8.33 in Stony Hollow with plans to extend train service to Basin Road at MP 10.01 at the border of the NYCDEP easement. The tracks from MP 8.33 to MP 10.01 remain in place and CMRR
3388-452: The future new railbiking use for this segment of the railroad. At the end of its 25-year lease with Ulster County on May 31, 2016, the CMRR ran from Phoenicia at MP 27.5 to the washout at MP 23.3, as the FEMA funds were never released for the trestle and washout repairs. In 2013, Ulster County attempted to terminate the CMRR's lease three years before its expiration. The CMRR successfully litigated
3465-451: The happiest moments of [his] life." Making $ 3.50 a day, he said, "finally landed [him] on the right side of the engine cab." It required long hours: 13-hour runs on weekdays, 12 hours on Saturdays, and 11 on Sundays. When Hylan felt himself economically secure, even before he became engineer, he went back to Hunter and married his childhood sweetheart Marian O'Hara. They moved to Bushwick , a section of Brooklyn where they would spend most of
3542-455: The leading men of private organizations, and resort to every device to place in nomination for high public office only such candidates as will be amenable to the dictates of corrupt big business. These international bankers and Rockefeller–Standard Oil interests control the majority of the newspapers and magazines in this country. They use the columns of these papers to club into submission or drive out of office public officials who refuse to do
3619-433: The line to the CMRR. On August 9, 1982, CMRR initially began operations in Phoenicia, using track cars and trailers to haul tourists and tubers three miles along Esopus Creek to Mt. Pleasant station. The railroad was incorporated on March 7, 1983, as a railroad corporation in the state of New York. William Haysom was its first President. In 1985, the CMRR began running full-sized equipment consisting of CMRR No.1, "The Duck",
3696-583: The line with Conrail at Kingston. The railroad purchased a variety of second-hand locomotives, coaches and freight cars which were shipped by rail to Kingston. Some of the equipment was refurbished and used immediately, while the rest sat in storage until needed. Also in 1986, the CMRR signed its first multi-year lease with Ulster County, for five years, and began switching freight for the Kingston Recycling Center as well as operating tourist train service from Phoenicia to Mt. Tremper, New York. In 1987,
3773-645: The mainline. In 2007 the railroad began track repairs in Kingston in line with the "ski lift" concept recommended in the ALTA Engineering study for railroad operation from Kingston to West Hurley. The railroad restored tracks in Kingston, with service opening to Washington Avenue in December 2008. In late 2009, the railroad opened more track west of Washington Avenue and offered additional seasonal service throughout that year. From 2007 to 2009, close to two miles of track had been rebuilt in Kingston, from Cornell Street to
3850-584: The manager of the Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad each day until he was finally granted an interview and promoted to fireman . He made $ 1.50 a day for this heavy labor. He reported to the East New York station on March 11, 1888, the day of the Great Blizzard . After two years as stoker, then as engine hostler, Hylan passed the required test and was given a job as an engineer, in "one of
3927-610: The municipal judiciary. As mayor, Hylan railed against "the interests" and put in motion the building of the Independent Subway System , which would later become part of the New York City Subway . On December 30, 1925, Hylan resigned from office one day before the end of his term in order to assure his eligibility for a $ 4,205 annual pension from the city. The 14-mile (23 km) Hylan Boulevard in Staten Island
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#17328523057604004-417: The nearby Ulster & Delaware Railroad Historical Society were among the first to offer assistance. Brush-cutting and clearing the right of way took first priority. A high-profile activity with immediate results, the cleanup effort motivated more volunteers to join. By the end of 2006, the volunteer force had increased to 45 full members and 30 provisional members. They cleared nearly 20 miles of brush from
4081-410: The new speech, he reached the climax—a Revolutionary War -inspired "I call for the spirit of 1776"—but rather than closing out on a high note, Hylan missed the context and read out the number's digits, saying, "I call for the spirit of one-seven-seven-six." In another story recounted about Hylan's supposed lack of intelligence and articulateness, his successor Jimmy Walker appointed Hylan as judge of
4158-427: The one in 1987. All operating equipment had been moved to safe ground at Mt. Tremper, east of Campground Curve. Additional damage had been incurred where damage from a previous washout was already underway. In the non-operating segment east of Cold Brook station, the most significant damage was the loss of three of the four spans of Boiceville Trestle (Bridge C30) to rising flood waters. There was no significant damage to
4235-460: The police courts and "never cared for that branch of the law." After eight years in the courts of Brooklyn, he was respected enough to begin getting appointments within the power of local judges. Hylan had higher ambitions, so he began making the kind of connections expected of someone considering a run for higher office. One connection he made, albeit by accident, was John H. McCooey , the future Brooklyn Democratic Party boss; they met when McCooey
4312-412: The railroad inaugurated seasonal tourist runs between Downs Street (MP 3.2) and Washington Avenue (MP 4.37). A small ticket office and loading platform was constructed off Westbrook Lane (MP 3.78) opposite Kingston Plaza to support tourist operations in 2008. The critical Washington Avenue crossing was reopened for limited use in 2008, and the track was opened to Bridge C-9 (MP 5) on November 15, 2009, for
4389-509: The railroad maintained no agency there and there are no facilities to board or discharge passengers. In 2009, the CMRR repaired track another .8 miles to the Boiceville Bridge at MP 21.3, for work trains only. By 2010, the physical limit of track restoration was reached on the "western" end of the operable railroad. To the west of Bridge Street in Phoenicia is a major washout preventing any serious restoration work without outside funding. To
4466-457: The railroad needed to replace it if it was to continue east toward Kingston. The project received approval and after about ten years, public funding was provided to complete reconstruction of the crossing and installation of warning lights and gates. The new crossing was put into service in October 2004, offering the railroad its first significant expansion. Then tragedy struck CMRR. On April 1, 2005,
4543-497: The railroad to its owner Ulster County. Despite the fact rail was removed from MP 3.0 to MP 3.6 in 2018 to make way for the Kingston Midtown Linear Park Rail Trail, CMRR continues to advocate reserving a rail right-of-way in this section so that the line can eventually be reconnected to CSX for equipment moves, charters, and occasional freight movements. Ridership levels have varied with service changes and
4620-528: The rest of their lives. During his years as a motorman, he regularly paid the $ 75 semiannual interest payment for his family's farm and paid the principal off before he left that job. Hylan wrote that he had no inclination to seek any other position once he was settled and making $ 100 a month. Hylan considered law because his younger brother, who had been studying law and on whom his parents had pinned hopes and family pride, had died. His wife encouraged him, but because of his limited education, he had to study at
4697-448: The restored tracks in the Kingston area. The CMRR resumed operations on September 10, 2011, on a shortened length of track near Mount Tremper . The washout at Campground Curve was repaired in late 2011, except for reinstallation of track. Operations west of Mt. Tremper commenced on August 5, 2012. In November 2012, the County informed the CMRR that several repair projects had been approved by FEMA. Seven projects, including restoration of
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#17328523057604774-422: The right to build a trail parallel to the tracks on this property. Also in 2023, the CMRR signed a Letter of Intent and later a lease for a property adjacent to its permit area for a permanent equipment storage and maintenance yard. Since November 2006, the CMRR has re-opened track in Kingston. The passenger operable section stretches from Chandler Drive at MP 3.6 to Stony Hollow at MP 8.3. On December 6, 2008,
4851-581: The subway system. Tammany ran Jimmy Walker against him for the Democratic nomination and Hylan lost. Walker appointed him to the Children's Court where he sat for many years. After his term as mayor, Hylan spent much time attacking the "interests," arguing that industrial concentration gave great power to individuals to influence politics and impoverish the working poor . Hylan was born in 1868 in Hunter, New York ,
4928-455: The title Hylan . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hylan&oldid=1160908012 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John F. Hylan In 1917 with
5005-550: The unanimous nomination of McClellan when its nominee was defeated, a similar motion for Grout and Fornes, however, was "howled down." The next day at the Brooklyn Democratic headquarters in the auction room on Willoughby Street, all talk of McLaughlin's plan for an opposition ticket to Tammany's had ceased. If McClellan won the mayoralty, all Brooklyn patronage would go through him and Tammany. While Brooklyn maintained its objection to Grout and Fornes, that did little good for
5082-523: The wisdom of the McClellan choice. Brooklyn party leader Hugh McLaughlin decided to test Murphy's hold over the outer boroughs and gave an interview promising to oppose Murphy's nominee at the city convention. At the Democratic City Committee meeting on September 24, Murphy defied Brooklyn leaders to take the fight over McClellan to the Convention the next week, knowing that Tammany controlled
5159-525: Was subsequently renewed to December 31, 2028 . Before its lease expired in 2016, the line was reopened for work trains to MP 11 on the Glenford Dike at the Ashokan Reservoir. The track from MP 10 to MP 11 was removed in 2018 for the Ashokan Rail Trail. In 2023, the CMRR signed a lease with the owner of a 5-acre parcel at Basin Road for the purpose of building a permanent terminal there. The CMRR lease included 1000 feet of track from MP 9.8 to MP 10.01, and
5236-647: Was a member of the Foresters of America, the Broadway Board of Trade, the Twenty-eighth Ward Taxpayer Association, and he began working his way up the local Democratic club. Hylan emerged from obscurity in Brooklyn Democratic politics during the citywide elections of 1903, a campaign during which several internal Democratic power struggles worked themselves out. In Manhattan Charles Francis Murphy had recently replaced Richard Croker as head of
5313-407: Was a postal clerk and Hylan was sending money orders to his parents for interest payments on the family farm's mortgage. Hylan would remain grateful for the kindness McCooey showed him, and they remained friends thereafter. Other contacts were made by constant attendance at local organizations, political and otherwise. In addition to his union membership, which he kept up even when he was mayor, he
5390-440: Was expanded to MP 6.13, and in late 2015 to MP 6.45, over 1/2 mile west of Hurley Mountain Road. The operable section was extended to MP 6.67 in 2018 and to MP 8.33 in Stony Hollow in 2019. CMRR also had a yard in Kingston, referred to as "Cornell Street Yard." In 2009, a new siding was constructed to expand the yard facilities to allow for the storage and restoration of passenger cars for expanded tourist train operations. The CMRR
5467-525: Was forced to vacate the yard by the County on May 1, 2016. The CMRR operated a tourist excursion train from Phoenicia Railroad Station , Phoenicia , MP 27.5 to Cold Brook Railroad Station , MP 22.1 until October 31, 2016. Its trains originated from the former U&D station in Phoenicia, which is also home to the Empire State Railway Museum . Passengers boarded trains at Phoenicia or Mount Tremper Railroad Station, MP 25.2. Initially, service
5544-440: Was provided by track cars hauling trailers between Phoenicia and Mount Tremper. Realizing that the future lies in conventional railroad equipment hauled by locomotives, two flatcars were rebuilt as open air bench cars to accommodate passengers. A Porter 50-ton switcher was enlisted to haul the expanded consist. A 1922-vintage wooden caboose often (ex-D&H 35952) brought up the rear, and offered additional capacity. In early 2004
5621-472: Was reached in Stony Hollow in September, 2019. The first passenger train to Route 209 ran on October 19, 2013, and the first to Hurley Mountain Road on November 21, 2014. Through 2007 and 2008, work also continued on opening the .6 mile Cold Brook Extension. The first train arrived at Cold Brook Station on July 4, 2008: the first regularly scheduled passenger train to arrive at the station since March 31, 1954. Because Cold Brook station remains privately owned,
5698-424: Was renamed for him in 1923 over the protests of his political opponents. Hylan developed a reputation for not being exceptionally intelligent or well-spoken. According to Robert Moses , Hylan went through most of a mayoral campaign using just one stump speech: a call to keep the five-cent subway fare in place. He asked for Moses' help in preparing another, and Moses obliged. The first time Hylan tried to deliver
5775-461: Was teaching Constitutional Law there at the time, was among his professors. After graduating in October 1897, Hylan clerked for Long Island City attorney James T. Olwell. He prepared himself in two and a half years. The earliest bar exam he could take was in Syracuse, but immediately before he was set to take the exam, he was involved in a near accident with the railroad's supervisor. Hylan said that it
5852-575: Was the supervisor's fault, but nonetheless, he was fired. Even so, the privileges of his membership in the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers enabled him to travel to Syracuse at no charge, and he passed the bar exam. Hylan learned that law practices required startup cash, so he mortgaged the farm again to raise $ 500. With that sum, he set up an office on the corner of Gates Avenue and Broadway in Bushwick. He made $ 24 his first month, but gradually built up
5929-494: Was unpopular in Brooklyn, whose leaders believed that McClellan would hurt down-ticket Brooklyn candidates; they concluded that running McClellan likely would cost them the district attorney and sheriff's offices, not to mention borough and judicial races. Some observers believed that it was Murphy's intention, despite the risk of lost votes in Brooklyn, as long as he could cut off the Kings County party's independent base of patronage. Murphy's highhandedness rankled others as well. At
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