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Schenectady and Troy Railroad
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The Schenectady and Troy Railroad was a railroad company in the United States. It was incorporated in 1836 and opened a line between its two namesake cities in 1842. It was consolidated with the first New York Central Railroad in 1853.
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History
The Schenectady and Troy Railroad was incorporated on May 21, 1836.[1] The city of Troy gained stock control of the company in 1838, possibly the first example of a municipally-controlled railroad in the United States.[2][3] The building of the road began in 1841, and trains began running from Schenectady to Troy, New York in November 1842.[4] The completed line was 20.91 miles (33.65 km) long.[1]. The company was consolidated with nine other railroads to form the first New York Central Railroad on May 17, 1853.[5]
Regular service along this railroad ended in 1965, and the former track bed has been converted into the Mohawk-Hudson Bike-Hike Trail.[6]
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