Thursday, June 28, 2007

Hudson Valley Railway, Notes


Mc Graw Electric Railway Directory 1925 Edition.

The Hudson Valley Railway, a consolidation of the Stillwater and Mechanicville Street By., the Greenwich & Schuylerville Electric Ry., The Saratoga Traction Co. , the Saratoga Northern Ry. the Glens Falls, Sandy Hill & Fort Edward Street Ry. Co., the Warren County Ry. Leases the North River Ry. Connects Troy, Mechanicville, Saratoga Springs, Hudson Falls, Glens Falls, Warrensburg, Fort Edward, South Glens Falls, Lake George, Greenwich, Schuylerville, Stillwater & Waterford. 126.18 miles of which 23.37 are in paved streets. 4ft. 8 ½ in ga. 114 motor cars of which 8 are 1 man. 8 other cars. Power Stations at Stillwater, Mechanicville, Middle Fails, Queensbury, Saratoga Springs, Wilton and Thomsons. Trans 22,000 volts-trolley 600 volts. Energy purchased from Adirondack Power & Light Company

Archive #5,182.

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