The Early Days

Here is  4-wheel car of The Schenectady Street Railway in 1892.  The boy in the front of the car is John Vrooman...

(Frank Dodge Collection)

Here is open car 306 in front of the new-McClellan Street barn.

(Len Garver Collection)

This is Lincoln Square is Ballston Spa.  This is the intersection of Milton Ave. and Malta Ave.  The car in the center is on SRC trackage and is turning right to head to Schenectady.  The Hudson Valley line turned right here to go to Saratoga or Mechanicville...

(Len Garver Collection)

Once the Saratoga Line was built, the SRC built Forest Park on Ballston Lake.  This park drew patrons from all over the line...

(Len Garver Collection)

Here's the Cotton Hollow Viaduct carrying the SRC between Mount Pleasant and Strong Street in Schenectady. This bridge was later converted for auto traffic and it connected Hulett Street and Francis Ave. It later crossed Interstate 890 and was replaced in the late 1980s

Here's a busy day on the SRC in Schenectady.  This photo was taken at the head of State Street Hill.  Crescent (Now Veterans) Park is in the background.  Cars from the FJ&G electric made their switch here to return to Amsterdam and Gloversville...

(Len Garver Collection)

Here is open car 400 in Schenectady.  It ran from Albany Street to Scotia.  It used the Washington Ave. Bridge to cross the Mohawk into Scotia.  This bridge was closed to traffic in 1938 preventing SRC trolleys from entering Scotia and FJ&G trolleys from entering Schenectady.  Busses were used in both cases...

 

(Len Garver Collection)

Here is open car 301

(Len Garver Collection)

Here's the Washington Avenue Bridge which carried the SRC and FJ&G Electric from Schenectady to Scotia. As you can see, this was a toll bridge.

Here's a side view of the Washington Ave. Bridge. This bridge succumbed to an ice jam in the Mohawk in the winter of 1938. The abutmants can still be seen from both sides of the river.

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