Early Railroads Of New York’s Capital District
By Timothy Starr.
Perfect paperback, 8.5X11, 85 b/w photos and maps, 125 pages, indexed, appendix (complete Capital District railroad listing). 2011.
"Early Railroads of New York's Capital District covers what was perhaps the most exciting time in railroad history: from 1826 to about 1900. The first railroad in the Capital Region was among the first in the country, and helped herald in a new age of transportation. After many had been built, capitalists such as Erastus Corning and Commodore Vanderbilt consolidated and expanded the railroads until they were part of a vital national network. The rise of the street railway lines (trolleys) capped the end of the century."
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
The Pioneer Railroad 9
To The Tourist Mecca 25
Gateway to the West 37
Connecting to Canada and Boston 49
Railroad Wars 59
The New York Central 67
The Delaware and Hudson 87
Into the Wilderness 97
Rise of the Street Railway 105
Early Railroad Listing 117
Bibliography 120
Index 122
About the Author 125
