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New York Trolley Lines

Albany & Hudson RR

Albany Southern RR

Eastern New York Utilities Corp.

The line was created in 1899 by merging Hudson Street Ry, Kinderhook & Hudson Ry, and Greenbush & Nassau Electric Ry.  The first was a street railway in Hudson, the second a steam railroad between Hudson and Niverville (16 miles), and the third an electric line to connect the Kinderhook and Hudson with Rennselaer and Albany which had just started on construction.  The new line was completed in 1900 and was the first third rail interurban line in America.  It was reorganized in 1909 as Albany Southern and in 1924 as Eastern New York Utilities Corp.  It was closed in 1929.

20 was built by Wason Car Co  in 1901.

40 was built by Wason Car Co in 1901.  It was sold as Schenectady Ry 562 in 1914. It was scrapped on November 8, 1942.

48 was built by Wason Car Co in 1907.

55 was built by Wason Car Co in 1907.  It was later sold to Schenectady Ry in 1914.

60 was built by Cincinnati Car in 1925. It went to the Fonda Johnstown & Gloversville as 176 in 1930. It was acquired as Portland Traction Co 4006 in 1940.

61 was built by Cincinnati Car in 1925. It went to the FJ&G as 177 in 1930. It was acquired as PTC 4007 in 1940.

American Machine & Foundry Co.

Monorail Car.

American Dock Co.

1 was built by Baldwin-Westinghouse on January 19, 1914, #41119, as Lewisburg & Ronceverte Electric Co 20.  It was sold as ADCo 1 in 1927.

Auburn & Syracuse Electric RR

Auburn Interurban Electric RR was opened in 1901 between Auburn & Skaneateles and merged with Auburn City Ry in 1902 to form A&SERR.  In 1903 the line was extended to Syracuse and double tracked in 1906.  It went bankrupt in 1927 and ended streetcar service in Auburn ended.  Interurban service continued and was sold to Enna Jettick Shoe Co for the amusement park on March 20, 1930.  They abandoned the rail service on April 15, 1930.

66 was built by Jewett.

Black River Traction Co.

The line ended on August 17, 1937.

3 was built by Barber Car Co.

14 was built by Barber Car Co.

Brooklyn & Queens Transit

Older Passenger Cars

8000 Series Peter Witts

PCCs

Non-revenue Equipment

Brooklyn Historic Railway Association

The first run of the BRHA took place on September 1^st, 1999, when car 3 took to the rails under overhead power. This car had been built in Oslo, Norway, in 1897, and was imported to the US by Arthur Seifert in 1970. He restored the car in his back yard, and it has been stored at various locations since. He sold it to George Hasselholt. It operated for a short time on the Jay Street Connecting RR under the Manhattan Bridge, using a long jumper cable. It is now on permanent loan to the BRHA. The original pantagraph was replaced with a pole trolley. The car runs very well. Oslo has two cars of this type in their museum as non-operating displays.

This car features dynamic braking and a hand brake for the final stop. This was a common practice in Europe and also on the West Penn in Pennsylvania. The body was built of wood in the local shop and outfitted by a predecessor of the German bus builder MAN. It is set up for a trailer as in the common practice in Europe.

Here are photos from Bob Diamond taken on October 31, 1999.

Buffalo & Lake Erie Traction Co.

Buffalo & Erie Ry.

On December 24, 1906, the Buffalo & Lake Erie Traction Company was formed through the consolidation of the Erie Electric Motor Co; the Hamburg Railway; the Buffalo, Dunkirk and Western; the Dunkirk and Fredonia; and the Lake Erie Fast Line. It became the Buffalo and Erie Railway Company on September 5, 1924. The last of its trolleys ran between Erie and New York on December 1, 1932

57 was built by Cincinnati Car Co in 1924.

63 was built by Cincinnati Car Co in 1924.

106 was built by Kuhlman Car Co in 1906 as Hamburg Railway.

Bush Terminal RR

We have a full page on this line.

Chautaqua Traction Co.

CTCo was built in 1904.  Westfield was completed in 1906 and a 1 mile branch to Barcelona was  built in 1909.  The branch was abandoned in 1920.  Mayville to Westfield was closed in 1925 and the rest were abandoned on March 19, 1926.

103 was built by Brill.

Fonda Johnstown & Gloversville RR

We have a full page on this line.

Hudson & Manhattan RR

Port Authority-Trans Hudson

We have a full page on this line.

Jamestown Street Ry.

78 was built by St Louis Car Co in 1917.  It was sold as Cornwall Street Ry. 26 in 1938.

84 was built by St Louis Car Co in 1917.  It was sold as Cornwall 27 in 1938.

86 was built by St Louis Car Co in 1917.  It was sold as Cornwall 28 in 1938.

Jamestown Westfield & Northwestern RR

We have a full page on this line.

Metro-North Commuter RR

We have a full page on MU Cars.

Mineola Hempstead & Freeport Traction Co.

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New York City Transit Authority

R1 Cars.

R6-3 Cars.

R30 Cars.

R62A.

South Brooklyn Ry.

New York Railways

This system was closed in 1936.

1939.

New York Westchester & Boston Ry.

We have a full page on this fallen flag heavy rail line.

Niagara Frontier Transit Authority

We have a full page on this line.

Niagara Junction Ry.

We have a full page on this line.

Oneonta & Otego Valley Ry.

Oneonta Cooperstown & Richfield Springs Ry.

Oneonta & Mohawk Valley Ry.

Otsego & Herkimer RR

Southern New York Power & Railway Co.

Southern New York Ry.

We have a full page on this line.

Paul Smiths RR Electric Light & Power Co.

This line was built in 1906 to connect the hotel and the New York Central station at Lake Clear Junction, 7 miles.  It closed in 1936.

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Schenectady Ry.

We have a full page on this line.

Third Avenue Railway System

There is an index.

United Traction Co.

We have a full page on this line.

Watervliet Arsenal

E-2 was built by General Electric, December, 1917, #6238, as Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee 452, but was diverted to the government for use as Watervliet Arsenal E-2. It came to the Hagerstown & Frederick in 1947. Disposition is unknown.

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