The Saratoga and Washington Railroad was an early railroad in the state of New York. It was chartered in 1834, opened for operation in 1848, and reorganized as the Saratoga and Whitehall Railroad in 1855. Its tracks eventually became part of the Delaware and Hudson Company.
The Panic of 1837 suspended construction on the line, which did not resume until 1847. The New York state legislature also amended the original charter, permitting the line to extend to the Vermont state line. The line opened from Saratoga Springs to Gansevoort on August 15, 1848, and all the way to Whitehall on December 10.[2] A further extension to the Vermont state line, and a junction with the Rutland and Whitehall Railroad, opened in 1850. The Saratoga and Washington Railroad leased the latter railroad on November 1, 1850.[3]
The company encountered financial problems and was foreclosed on in early 1855. It was sold and reorganized as the Saratoga and Whitehall Railroad in June 1855.[3]
saratoga, washington, railroad, early, railroad, state, york, chartered, 1834, opened, operation, 1848, reorganized, saratoga, whitehall, railroad, 1855, tracks, eventually, became, part, delaware, hudson, company, company, chartered, york, 1834, build, line, . The Saratoga and Washington Railroad was an early railroad in the state of New York It was chartered in 1834 opened for operation in 1848 and reorganized as the Saratoga and Whitehall Railroad in 1855 Its tracks eventually became part of the Delaware and Hudson Company Map The company was chartered in New York on May 2 1834 to build a line from Saratoga Springs New York at the junction with the Saratoga and Schenectady Railroad northwest to Whitehall in Washington County 1 The Panic of 1837 suspended construction on the line which did not resume until 1847 The New York state legislature also amended the original charter permitting the line to extend to the Vermont state line The line opened from Saratoga Springs to Gansevoort on August 15 1848 and all the way to Whitehall on December 10 2 A further extension to the Vermont state line and a junction with the Rutland and Whitehall Railroad opened in 1850 The Saratoga and Washington Railroad leased the latter railroad on November 1 1850 3 The company encountered financial problems and was foreclosed on in early 1855 It was sold and reorganized as the Saratoga and Whitehall Railroad in June 1855 3 Notes edit D amp H 1906 p 246 Shaughnessy 1997 p 105 a b Shaughnessy 1997 p 106References editDelaware and Hudson Company 1906 Corporate History of the Delaware and Hudson Company and Subsidiary Companies Vol 4 Shaughnessy Jim 1997 1982 Delaware amp Hudson Syracuse NY Syracuse University Press ISBN 0 8156 0455 6 OCLC 36008594 Further reading editJohnson Crisfield 1878 History of Washington County New York Washington County New York Everts amp Ensign nbsp This United States railway company related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saratoga and Washington Railroad amp oldid 1100382662, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
