Trolley before its last run in Ogdensburg

The last run of the Ogdensburg, NY trolley was on April 1, 1932. The trolley had been running since August 14, 1886. When it first started, it carried over 1,400 passengers in the first two days, but by 1932 it was times for buses to take over. Pictured above, from left standing, are Williams Rowledge, Martin Perkins, Bert Hutchinson, Adelard Gagnon, James M. Daly (manager and former Commercial Manager of Central Division), Jesse S. Aust, Arthur Rivers, Edmund Bouchard, Michael Perkins, Delbert Hutchinson, Fred Brown, Arthur Lalone, William Lochren, Fred Bouchard, Henry Kiah, John Fox (standing in doorway). Kneeling are Edward Wright (then president of St. Lawrence County Utilities), Joseph Gagnon, and Lee Folger. Children in background are unidentified.

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