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Capital District Interurbans

Maps and Details on the Interurbans Systems in New York

SRC Trolley Whereas most of the other upstate New York cities have detailed Wikipedia pages detailing the history of local interurban transport, surprisingly Wikipedia has very little info on the Capital District trolleys. Fortunately, a few local historians and railroad buffs have posted quite amount of info to fill the void!

The Capital District area had a colorful and vibrant history of streetcars and interurbans and was criss-crossed by a large bustling interconnected interurban system. At is peak, there where 100s of miles of track built, wired exclusively for electric trolleys that served the area's growing transportation needs.

Capital District Area Map

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Interurban Timelines - Predecessors/Mergers/End of Life

Albany, Troy, Cohoes

1863-1899 - Albany Railway
1895-1904 - Cohoes City Railway Co.
1891-1899 - Troy City Railway
1899-1972 - United Traction Co.
1946 - streetcars discontinued
1895-1925 - Troy & New England Railway

Schenectady

1886-1895 - Schenectady Street Railway
1895-1928 - Schenectady Railway Co. (New York State Railways)
1928-1935 - Schenectady Railway Co. (Associated Gas & Electric Co.)
1935-1943 - Schenectady Railway Co. (New York State Railways)
1943-1952 - Schenectady Railway Co.
1946 - streetcars discontinued

Saratoga, Glens Falls

1889-1897 - Saratoga Electric Railway Co.
1897-1901 - Saratoga Traction Co.
1885-1901 - Glens Falls, Sandy Hill & Fort Edward Street Railway Co.
1901-1925 - Hudson Valley Railway
1925 - streetcars discontinued

Hudson

1888-1899 - Hudson Street Railway
1899-1903 - Albany & Hudson Railway & Power Co.
1903-1909 - Albany & Hudson Railroad
1909-1924 - Albany Southern Railroad
1924-1929 - Eastern New York Utilities Corp. (Mohawk-Hudson Power Co.)
1926 - streetcars discontinued

Johnstown/Gloversville/Amsterdam

1873-1894 - Johnstown Gloversville & Kingstown Horse Railroad
Prior to 1893 - Gloversville Electric Street Railway
1893-1894 - Cayadutta Electric Railroad
1873-1894 - Amsterdam Street Railroad Co.
1894-1956 - Fonda, Johnstown & Gloversville Railroad
1936 - streetcars discontinued

Hoosick Falls

1893-1897 - Hoosick Railway
1897-1907 - Bennington & Hoosick Valley Railway
1907-1910 - Bennington & North Adams Street Railway
1910-1927 - Hoosic Falls Railroad Co. (Vermont Co.) a.k.a. Berkshire Street Railway
1927- streetcars discontinued