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Lost Railroads of the
Kaydeross Valley
The Electric Trolley Line of
Ballston Spa, New York
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Author's note: this was a
limited run printing in honor of the village's bicentennial. Due to
the high costs of printing a full-color, heirloom-style book, only
150 softcover and 50 hardcover copies were printed and sold at the Brookside Museum.
A second version of
this book, titled The Ballston Terminal Railroad And Its Successors
was released in June 2008. It is essentially the
same as the one below, except only black-and-white pictures were
used to cut down on costs. Several updates and additions were also
added as more information became available over the proceeding year. |
Click here for the
"Ballston Journal" press release of the book "Lost Railroads of
the Kaydeross Valley"
Book Table of Contents
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Introduction |
1 |
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I.
Prelude to a Railroad |
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Spring Water Is Discovered |
6 |
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Decline In Tourism; Rise of Industry |
9 |
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Railroads Serving Ballston Spa |
15 |
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The
Need for a Local Railroad |
21 |
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Financing a Railroad |
24 |
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Trolleys Become Popular |
27 |
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II.
Railroad Operations Begin |
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The
Ballston Terminal Railroad |
34 |
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Route of the Railroad |
53 |
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Roster of Equipment |
56 |
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Powering The Trolley |
61 |
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Villages and Industries |
65 |
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III.
Optimism Meets Reality |
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The
Eastern New York Railroad |
90 |
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Big
Plans, Little Action |
99 |
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Life
Along The Line |
104 |
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Accidents |
113 |
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IV.
Changing Times |
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The
Kaydeross Railroad Corporation |
120 |
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Bankruptcy |
128 |
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Traces of the Railroad Today |
141 |
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Timeline of Significant Events |
151 |
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Bibliography |
156 |
Printed in full color
with glossy paper in honor of Ballston Spa's bicentennial.
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