Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Mountain Lake Electric Railroad Company


Copied from the March 13 1901 issue of the Troy Daily Press, Page 5

The Mountain Lake Electric R.R. Co., of Gloversville through Contractor Stanton of Ballston has place orders for seven cars, six of which are to be ten seat open cars and one a combination baggage, smoking and passenger car. The cars will be built in St. Louis. The contract for a portion of the equipment of the Power House has been given to the Washington Company of New York. Contractor Stanton will be required to have the road in readiness for operation by June 25th. It will be four miles long and extend from Gloversville to the top of Bleecker Mountains, rising to a distance of over a thousand feet above the city".

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