Dick Zoller (right) sitting next to a colleague at Boldt Castle. He piloted the “Commander III” for Captain Thomson’s Boat Line from an early age. Alexandria Bay, NY. Circa 1932. Photograph donated by Guy Zoller.
Driver Karl D. Farr, owner of the Tupper Lake Junction Bus, in front of one of his buses. Winter of 1929-1930. Tupper Lake, NY.
A railroad locomotive after exploding. The incident occurred on the Utica and Black River railroad tracks. 1873. Watertown, NY. Courtesy of the Jefferson County Historical Society.
Built by the Delaware and Hudson Railroad, Union Station grew to become the largest station on the line north of Utica. It handled up to 20 trains per day during its busiest years, which were 1912-1940. The trains carried goods, supplies and tourists into and out of Saranac Lake. 1909. Saranac Lake, NY. Courtesy of […]
An unidentified taxi driver, waiting to take tourists from the train, sleeps in his cab. Circa 1940s. Saranac Lake, NY. Courtesy of the Saranac Lake Free Library.
This photo was taken on March 4th 1934 – a historic day in North Creek. On this day, the first ski train from New York City arrived, carrying with it skiers who would stay in local boarding houses and ski at Little Gore, Gore, and Garnet Hill, as well as other local ski areas. The […]
