Trolleys of the Capital District, (NY)

by Dicarlo, Gino

• ISBN13: 9780738562612
• ISBN10: 0738562610
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-02-09
• Publisher: Arcadia Pub

Summary

When it came to first-class transportation, not many regions of North America had more to offer than the trolley lines of New York’s Capital District. From their humble beginnings as horse roads forming belts around Albany, Schenectady, and Troy, these trolley lines helped move people around Upstate New York from the late 1800s until their final exit after World War II. The lines of the United Traction Company, Schenectady Railway, and the Hudson Valley Railway provided hundreds of miles of track around their home cities, as well as direct routes to resorts in the Adirondacks, Lake George, and Saratoga Springs. The trolley lines became famous for disasters that made national headlines, labor disputes, and engineering wonders that included the longest trolley bridge in the world. The vintage images in Trolleys of the Capital District provide insight into an era gone by and an often forgotten form of transportation.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 6
Introduction	p. 7
Schenectady Railway Company	p. 9
United Traction Company	p. 41
Hudson Valley Railway	p. 69
Albany Southern Railroad	p. 93
Fonda Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad	p. 101
Ballston Terminal Railroad	p. 111
Troy and New England Railway	p. 119
Bibliography	p. 127
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