Saratoga Line
Here is a group posing for the official opening of the Saratoga Line. The line actually only went as far as Ballston Spa initially, with the D&H providing service for the final leg of the trip...
(Frank Dodge Collection)
Here is a Saratoga Car at State and Lafayette Street, the starting point of the Saratoga Line.
(Len Garver Collection)
Here is a Saratoga Car passing under the D&H at the corner of Nott Street and Erie Blvd. Some of the ALCO buildings can be seen in the background. There is also a Schenectady Railway Bus coming down Nott Street. The paint with "Danger" on the bridge footing can still be made out today...
Here is where the SRC passed under the Boston & Maine in Glenville. This photo was taken by the photographer standing on Glenridge Road. Present day Bruce Lane would be beyond the tunnel. This trolley is heading north to Ballston Spa and Saratoga...
(Frank Dodge Collection)
Here is the Forest Park Stop. This park was property of the SRC and was located on Ballston Lake.
Here is Front Street in Ballston Spa. The overpass belongs to the D&H and it's line to Saratoga...
(Len Garver Collection)
Here is the main line of the D&H and the trackage of the SRC. The SCR (Partially owned by the D&H) used D&H track to make the run to Saratoga Springs. The Hudson Valley Railway trolley line aslo used this trackage to get from Ballston to the city of Saratoga...
Here is 562 in Ballston Spa in 1940...
(Len Garver Collection)
Here are a few guys posing on Milton Ave. In Ballston Spa, December 6th, 1941. Number 211 was the last car to Saratoga Springs from Ballston and Schenectady...
(Frank Dodge Collection)
Here is the splendid station of Saratoga Springs. This station was built by the Hudson Valley and used jointly with the SRC. This station still stands on Broadway in Saratoga Springs as it's visitor center...
(Len Garver Collection)
The Saratoga Station was the end of the SRC's Saratoga Line's trackage. After the Hudon Valley ceased operations in 1929, the building was sold to the Schenectady Railway which used her until 1941. (PHOTO: Wayne Koch Collection)