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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 |
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 |
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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: |
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}}</ref> The railway companies involved were: |
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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 1909 as the Albany Southern Railroad. 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,[5] a rail trail section of the Empire State Trail, which opened at the end of 2020.
References
- ^ New Cars for Albany & Hudson Railway & Power Co. In: Street Railway Review, Vol. 10., No 10, 15 October 1900, p. 614-615.
- ^ "The Albany-Hudson Rail Line" (PDF). NY.GOV website.
- ^ Johnson, carl. "The Albany & Hudson & Kinderhook & Greenbush Railway Gas Electric Bridge Company". Hoxsie!.
- ^ Cooney, Michael (21 April 2009). "Albany & Hudson Electric Railway". Upstate Earth. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "Albany-Hudson Electric Trail". Hudson River Valley Greenway. NYS Hudson River Valley Greenway. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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