North Country At Work

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 aerial view of the railroad tracks between Lake Placid and Saranac Lake. Date unknown. Lake Placid and Saranac Lake, NY. Courtesy of the Saranac Lake Free Library.

A D.E. Van Wirt Construction Company worker operating a steam roller, as a project for the Hudson Valley Railway Company. Circa 1910. Glens Falls, NY. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.

Workers for the D.E. Van Wirt Construction Company doing work for the Hudson Valley Railway Co. using horses. Circa 1910. Glens Falls, NY. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.

Bill Bibby, an Adirondack railroader. Circa 1980. North Creek, NY. Photo courtesy of The Adirondack Museum.

Train carrying iron ore from Tahawus to North Creek. The bridge had to have special shoring put in to take the weight of the heavy train. Circa 1910. North Creek, NY. Photo courtesy of the Johnsburg Historical Society.

Railroad workers and patrons standing on a Engine # 370 in the station at North Creek. Circa 1900. North Creek, NY. Photo courtesy of the Johnsburg Historical Society.

Conductor on the platform in North Creek standing by the Winter Sports Excursion Train (“ski train”). Circa 1935. North Creek, NY. Photo courtesy of the Johnsburg Historical Society.

Photograph of one of the electric rail cars for Paul Smith’s Electric Light and Power and Railroad Company. Car reads: “Paul Smith’s Electric Railway – St. Regis and Osgood Chain of Lakes – U.S. Mail.” Attached is a flat car with an Insley crane. Paul Smiths, NY. Courtesy of the Paul Smith’s College Joan Weill […]