A Century Ago, Electric Trains Roamed the Hudson, Mohawk & Susquehanna Valleys For Sale

New 7/26. Author/publisher John Ham and Wes Coatescompiled this 270 page book spotlighting the interurban and trolley systemsthat served all across the Capitol District in upstate New York, centered onAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy. This is one of those rare efforts thatencompasses a railroad theme that will likely never be repeated. The authorsamassed over 500 images of horse-drawn, overhead wire, and third rail operators’passenger and freight service in the Hudson, Mohawk, and North Branch of theSusquehanna River watersheds. Included are the Albany & Hudson Fast Line;Schenectady Railways; Hudson Valley Railway Company; Fonda, Johnstown &Gloversville Electric (and separate steam/diesel); United Traction Company;Oneonta, Cooperstown & Richfield Springs; and other lines. Freight andpassenger operations, motive power, rolling stock, power houses, bridges andtrestles, shops, stations, and more subjects are covered in this book. But itis the images that are presented here, beautifully restored for publicationherein, that are the stars. This printing was limited to less than 250 copiesso get yours while you can. They will not last long. This is a softcover book,printed on gloss paper. New shrinkwrapped copy. $69.95.

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