New York Central Line ID: 3833 | This file appears in: Lynnfield Road Rapid Transit Station With the Van Sweringen brothers' purchase of the Nickel Plate Railway from New York Central in 1916, the entrepreneurial pair had secured the right of way for a direct route from Shaker Village to downtown Cleveland. The purchase, however, went beyond the needs of acquiring a route for their electric train; it was the first step of the brothers' venture into the railroad business. | Source: Shaker Historical Society Download Original File SourceShaker Historical Society "New York Central Line" appears in: Lynnfield Road Rapid Transit Station