Albany and Schenectady Railroad

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The Mohawk and Hudson Railroad was the first railroad built in the State of New York and one of the first railroads in the United States.

The railroad was incorporated April 17, 1826^[1] by the Mohawk and Hudson Company^[2] and opened August 9, 1831. On April 19, 1847, the name was changed to the Albany and Schenectady Railroad. The railroad was consolidated into the New York Central Railroad on May 17, 1853.

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• PRR Chronology
• Mohawk & Hudson Railroad details and map

v • d • e New York Central Railroad subsidiaries 1850s 1853: Auburn Road · Falls Road · Schenectady and Troy · Buffalo and Lockport. 1854: Lewiston. 1855: Buffalo and Niagara Falls · Rochester and Lake Ontario. 1858: Niagara Bridge and Canandaigua 1860s 1869: Hudson River. 1880s 1882: Nickel Plate. 1885: West Shore. 1890s 1891: Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad. 1894: Putnam. 1898: Gardenville. 1900s 1900: Boston and Albany Railroad. 1904: Rutland. 1905: New York and Ottawa.

v • d • e Capital District, New York Central Communities Albany • Schenectady • Troy Largest communities (over 20,000 in 2000) Bethlehem • Clifton Park • Town of Colonie • Glenville • Guilderland • Niskayuna • Queensbury • Rotterdam • Saratoga Springs Medium-sized communities (10,000 to 20,000 in 2000) City of Amsterdam • Brunswick • Cohoes • East Greenbush • Glens Falls • Gloversville • North Greenbush • Schodack • Watervliet • Malta Small communities (5,000 to 10,000 in 2000) Town of Amsterdam • Ballston Spa • Cobleskill • Village of Colonie • Duanesburg • City of Johnstown • Town of Johnstown • Kinderhook • Mechanicville • New Scotland • Rensselaer • Sand Lake • Scotia • Town of Stillwater • Town of Waterford Counties Albany • Columbia • Fulton • Greene • Montgomery • Rensselaer • Saratoga • Schenectady • Schoharie • Warren • Washington