The West Shore Station of Ilion doubled as the trolley depot for the Utica and Mohawk Valley. A waiting room in Mohawk and Ilion also serviced passengers.
Another shot of the Ilion Station, this time with artistic colorization!
Here's shot further down the line, but looking East towards the Ilion West Shore Station PHOTO: Street Railway Journal
The first street railroad in Mohawk and Ilion was The Mohawk and Ilion Horse Railroad Company,
formed in 1870. This company merged with with several other
street railway companys to form The Utica And Mohawk Valley Railway in
1901.
Here is Main Street
in electric days. The Village of Ilion was a major employer and
benefited from the electric-transportation
system.