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Railroads

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Canajoharie and Catskill Railway Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2019.0005
Scope and Contents Materials within the collection deal primarily with legal issues that plagued the last years of the Canajoharie and Catskill Railroad (C and C RR) and later concerned John T. Mann as receiver of the company when it ceased to exist. Of particular note are State legislative reports concerning the C and C, and several legal cases concerning the recovery of funds by stockholders with interest in the defunct railroad.

Catskill Mountain House Departure Book, 1910

 Item — Manuscript Shelves
Identifier: MV 278
Scope and Contents This departure book contains entries noting guests with their date and time of departure from the Catskill Mountain House from either the Otis Summit Station of the Otis Elevating Railway or the Kaaterskill Station of the Catskill and Tannersville Railroad. This register was likely kept in order to track the handling and transfer of baggage.

Layout of Quarry Tracks [Alpha Portland Cement Company], 1914

 Item — Case Flat File Drawer 14
Identifier: MAP 2022.0006/7A.5
Scope and Contents This map shows the layout of temporary rails in the quarry of Alpha Cement which moved raw materails to a crusher and storage building adjacent to the quarry site. Precise dimensions and topography of the quarry are illustrated in the blueprint and all buildings are shown and labeled.

Proposed Siding of the Alpha Cement Company, 1909

 Item
Identifier: MAP 2022.0007/7B.16
Scope and Contents This map, of which there are two identical copies, shows the proposed siding of the Alpha Portland Cement Company as a yellow survey line in relation to State Route 9W and the West Shore Railroad less than a mile south of the hamlet of Alsen. Precise measurements are given and nearby buildings are shown in relation to the railways and highway. This map was prepared by the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, which took over operation of the West Shore Railroad through Greene County in...

Volna Titus Collection

 Collection — Box MSS Box 31
Identifier: MSS 2021.0005
Scope and Contents This small collection comprises a selection of receipts of Volna Titus related to his time as a farmer and postman living in New Baltimore, New York. There is a selection of miscellaneous receipts for maintenance of his home and vehicles, as well as some personal financial materials. Of note are a selection of shipping invoices and receipts for agricultural produce, particularly apples, and invoices for the purchase of shipping barrels. Also included are shipping receipts for fertilizer and...