Railroads of New York's Capital District

by Timothy Starr

Book Overview

New York's Capital District was ideally situated to become one of the nation's earliest and most important transportation crossroads. The Mohawk River was the only water level gap in the Appalachian range to the west, which led to the construction of the Erie Canal. Soon after its completion, the state's first railroad began operating between Albany and Schenectady in 1831. Other pioneer railroads followed, heading north to Canada, south to New York...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467105600
• ISBN13: 9781467105606
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.7" x 10.7"