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[[File:North_Chatham_Train_Depot_and_Historic_Marker.jpg|thumb|North Chatham train depot and historic marker]]


The '''Albany & Hudson Electric Railway''' was a {{convert|37|miles|km}} long electric railway in [[New York State]] that operated from 1899 to 1929 between [[Hudson, New York|Hudson]] and [[Albany, New York|Albany]] with stops in 14 villages and at an amusement park on the shore of Kinderhook Lake.
The '''Albany & Hudson Electric Railway''', or the '''Albany & Hudson Railway & Power Company''', was a {{convert|37|miles|km}} long electric railway in [[New York State]].<ref name="hgpdf">{{cite web|url=https://hudsongreenway.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2021/05/1-trolley-rail-line-history.pdf
|title=The Albany-Hudson Rail Line|
publisher=NY.GOV website}}</ref> It operated from 1899 to 1929 between [[Hudson, New York|Hudson]] and [[Albany, New York|Albany]]. It had stops in 14 villages and at an amusement park on the shore of Kinderhook Lake. The company was created in 1899 by merging three railways as well as several power companies.<ref name="hoxsie201602">{{cite web|title=The Albany & Hudson & Kinderhook & Greenbush Railway Gas Electric Bridge Company|url=https://hoxsie.org/2016/02/12/street_railway/|work=Hoxsie!|first=Carl|last=Johnson|date=13 February 2016|access-date=24 November 2022}}</ref> The railway companies involved were:


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* {{em|Hudson Street Railway}}, a street railway in Hudson
The company was set-up in 1899 by merging the following three railways:
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* {{em|Kinderhook & Hudson Railway}}, a steam railroad between Hudson and [[Niverville, New York|Niverville]]
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* {{em|Greenbush & Nassau Electric Railway}}, an electric railway from [[Kinderhook, New York|Kinderhook]] and Hudson to [[Rensselaer, New York|Rensselaer]] and [[Albany, New York|Albany]]


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The line was completed and inaugurated in November 1900 as the first third-rail interurban line in the United States. Due to financial difficulties it was reorganized in 1902 as the Albany and Hudson Railroad (not Railway), and again in 1909 as the Albany Southern Railroad.<ref name="hoxsie201602" /> In 1924, the line was taken over by Eastern New York Utilities Corp until being decommissioned in 1929.<ref name="cooney2009">{{cite web|first=Michael |last=Cooney|url=https://upstateearth.blogspot.de/2009/04/albany-hudson-electric-railway.html |title=Albany & Hudson Electric Railway|website=Upstate Earth|date=21 April 2009 |access-date=18 March 2018}}</ref>
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* [[Hudson Street Railway]], a street railway in Hudson
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* [[Kinderhook and Hudson Railway|Kinderhook & Hudson Railway]], a steam railroad between Hudson and [[Niverville, New York|Niverville]]
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* [[Greenbush and Nassau Electric Railway|Greenbush & Nassau Electric Railway]], an electric railway from [[Kinderhook, New York|Kinderhook]] and Hudson to [[Rensselaer, New York|Rensselaer]] and [[Albany]]


Much of the route became a part of the ''Albany-Hudson Electric Trail'', a section of the [[Empire State Trail]],<ref name="hudsongreenway">
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The line was completed and inaugurated in Novmeber 1900 as the first third rail interurban line in the United States. Due to financial difficulties it was reorganized in 1909 as [[Albany Southern]]. In 1924, the line was taken over by Eastern New York Utilities Corp until being decommissioned in 1929.<ref>Michael Cooney: [https://upstateearth.blogspot.de/2009/04/albany-hudson-electric-railway.html ''Albany & Hudson Electric Railway.''] In: Upstate Earth, an exploration of the past and present of the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys. 21 April 2009. Retrieved on 18 March 2018.</ref>
{{cite web
|url=https://hudsongreenway.ny.gov/albany-hudson-electric-trail
|title=Albany-Hudson Electric Trail
|website=Hudson River Valley Greenway
|publisher=NYS Hudson River Valley Greenway
|access-date=3 October 2022
}}</ref><ref name="tuAHET">{{cite news
|first=Kenneth C.
|last=Crowe
|date=2 August 2017
|access-date=27 December 2022
|work=Albany Times-Union
|title=Old Rensselaer-Hudson trolley line to be part of Empire State Trail
|url=https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Waterford-honors-native-son-Wednesday-night-who-11727390.php
}}</ref><ref name="ptnyAHET">{{cite web
|title=TrailsBlog: Albany-Hudson Electric Trail, Part of the Empire State Trail
|url=https://www.ptny.org/newsandmedia/e-news-1/2021/05/trailsblog-albany-hudson-electric-trail
|first=Erica
|last=Schneider
|website=Parks & Trails New York
|date=13 May 2021
|access-date=27 December 2022
}}</ref> which opened at the end of 2020. Extended sections of the trail are off-road [[rail trail]] paths.


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Latest revision as of 22:07, 18 August 2024

Historical marker for the Albany-Hudson Rail Line in East Greenbush
Summer car by Wason Manufacturing Co.[1]
North Chatham train depot and historic marker

The Albany & Hudson Electric Railway, or the Albany & Hudson Railway & Power Company, was a 37 miles (60 km) long electric railway in New York State.[2] It operated from 1899 to 1929 between Hudson and Albany. It had stops in 14 villages and at an amusement park on the shore of Kinderhook Lake. The company was created in 1899 by merging three railways as well as several power companies.[3] The railway companies involved were:

  • Hudson Street Railway, a street railway in Hudson
  • Kinderhook & Hudson Railway, a steam railroad between Hudson and Niverville
  • Greenbush & Nassau Electric Railway, an electric railway from Kinderhook and Hudson to Rensselaer and Albany

The line was completed and inaugurated in November 1900 as the first third-rail interurban line in the United States. Due to financial difficulties it was reorganized in 1902 as the Albany and Hudson Railroad (not Railway), and again in 1909 as the Albany Southern Railroad.[3] In 1924, the line was taken over by Eastern New York Utilities Corp until being decommissioned in 1929.[4]

Much of the route became a part of the Albany-Hudson Electric Trail, a section of the Empire State Trail,[5][6][7] which opened at the end of 2020. Extended sections of the trail are off-road rail trail paths.

References

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  1. ^ New Cars for Albany & Hudson Railway & Power Co. In: Street Railway Review, Vol. 10., No 10, 15 October 1900, p. 614-615.
  2. ^ "The Albany-Hudson Rail Line" (PDF). NY.GOV website.
  3. ^ a b Johnson, Carl (13 February 2016). "The Albany & Hudson & Kinderhook & Greenbush Railway Gas Electric Bridge Company". Hoxsie!. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  4. ^ Cooney, Michael (21 April 2009). "Albany & Hudson Electric Railway". Upstate Earth. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Albany-Hudson Electric Trail". Hudson River Valley Greenway. NYS Hudson River Valley Greenway. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  6. ^ Crowe, Kenneth C. (2 August 2017). "Old Rensselaer-Hudson trolley line to be part of Empire State Trail". Albany Times-Union. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  7. ^ Schneider, Erica (13 May 2021). "TrailsBlog: Albany-Hudson Electric Trail, Part of the Empire State Trail". Parks & Trails New York. Retrieved 27 December 2022.


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