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Men stand outside the Beaver River Train station in winter

Men outside the Beaver River Train Station in Beaver River

Men stand outside the Beaver River Train Station in winter. Beaver River, NY. Courtesy of Dennis Buckley. Click here for our story on the Beaver River Club, a remote sportsmen’s club on the Beaver River that was flooded with the creation of the Stillwater Reservoir.

Workers at a railroad track in Glens Falls

Workers at a railroad track in Glens Falls

Group of workers at railroad track. Smoke can be seen down the track. Undated, but sometime between 1959 and 1989. Carl Atiyeh Photograph Collection, Prints Box 5 #0104, The Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library, Glens Falls, NY. Carl Atiyeh (1911-1997) grew up in Glens Falls, NY. He was the son of Nicholas and Zehia Atiyeh.  He […]

A snowbound trolley running from Redwood to Alexandria Bay

A snowbound trolley running from Redwood to Alexandria Bay

The trolley that ran passengers from Redwood, where there was a train station that went to NYC, to Alexandria Bay. It looks as though workers are digging the snowbound trolley out of the snow. 1902- 1916. Between Redwood and Alexandria Bay, NY. Courtesy of the Alexandria Township Historical Society.

Moving Workers posed outside of the Potsdam Depot in Potsdam NY

Moving Workers posed outside of the Potsdam Depot in Potsdam NY

Two of the moving company workers stand outside the Potsdam Depot. In 1980 the Potsdam Depot, now Mama Lucia’s, was moved to make way for the new bypass highway around downtown, to ease congestion of traffic. Potsdam NY. 1980. Photo courtesy of the Potsdam Public Museum.

Two Men Stand outside of the Potsdam Depot in Potsdam, NY

Two Men Stand outside of the Potsdam Depot in Potsdam, NY

Two men stand outside of the Potsdam Depot before its move. In 1980 the Potsdam Depot, now Mama Lucia’s, was moved to make way for the new bypass highway around downtown, to ease congestion of traffic One Man is on crutches. 1980 Photo courtesy of the Potsdam Public Museum.

Train outside of the Potsdam Depot in Potsdam, NY

Train outside of the Potsdam Depot in Potsdam, NY

Train outside the Depot in Potsdam, NY. In 1980 the Potsdam Depot, now Mama Lucia’s, was moved to make way for the new bypass highway around downtown, to ease congestion of traffic. Potsdam NY. 1980. Photo courtesy of the Potsdam Public Museum.

The train station in Saranac Lake

The train station in Saranac Lake

People on the platform of the train station. Date unknown. Saranac Lake, NY. Courtesy of the personal archives of Andrew Fortune and the Fortune Funeral Home.