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The '''Schenectady and Susquehanna Railroad''' was chartered [[May 5]] [[1836]]. Construction was completed between [[Schenectady, New York|Schenectady]], and [[Delanson, New York|Delanson]], [[New York]], a distance of 15 [[mile]]s (24 [[kilometre|km]]) in 1872. |
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The '''Schenectady and Duanesburgh Railroad''', incorporated in July 1873, was a predecessor of the [[Delaware and Hudson Railway]] that owned the {{convert|14.2|mi|km|adj=on}} line between the [[Saratoga and Schenectady Railroad]] at [[Schenectady, NY|Schenectady]] and the [[Albany and Susquehanna Railroad]] at [[Delanson, NY|Delanson]]. It was incorporated on December 27, 1869, as the '''Schenectady and Susquehanna Railroad''', and opened in about August 1872, always leased to the [[Delaware and Hudson Canal Company]]. The property was sold under foreclosure on July 10, 1873, and conveyed to the Schenectady and Duanesburgh Railroad on July 12. The company was merged into the [[Delaware and Hudson Company]] on August 4, 1903.<ref name=ICC>[[Interstate Commerce Commission]], 116 I.C.C. 611 (1926): [https://books.google.com/books?id=3MxDAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA611 Valuation Docket No. 328, Delaware and Hudson Company et al.], pp. 678, 706-710</ref> |
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In 1873, it became the Schenectady and Duanesburg Railroad, and it was leased to the [[Albany and Susquehanna Railroad]] in 1903. |
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Latest revision as of 15:13, 25 July 2022
The Schenectady and Duanesburgh Railroad, incorporated in July 1873, was a predecessor of the Delaware and Hudson Railway that owned the 14.2-mile (22.9 km) line between the Saratoga and Schenectady Railroad at Schenectady and the Albany and Susquehanna Railroad at Delanson. It was incorporated on December 27, 1869, as the Schenectady and Susquehanna Railroad, and opened in about August 1872, always leased to the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company. The property was sold under foreclosure on July 10, 1873, and conveyed to the Schenectady and Duanesburgh Railroad on July 12. The company was merged into the Delaware and Hudson Company on August 4, 1903.[1]
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- ^ Interstate Commerce Commission, 116 I.C.C. 611 (1926): Valuation Docket No. 328, Delaware and Hudson Company et al., pp. 678, 706-710
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