North Country At Work

Three (unidentified) men dressed in hats and suits standing beside electric trolley and two sets of tracks. Circa 1900-1910. Paul Smiths, NY.

Trolley motormen/ employees in front of a parked trolley at the end of the line. Circa 1920s. Paul Smiths, NY.

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, […]

Ogdensburg trolley in use on bridge over Oswegatchie River. Ogdensburg, NY. Circa 1910.

Drivers of the Ogdensburg Street Railway, a trolley that ran on State Street. The motormen are Fox (left) and Stevens. Ogdensburg, NY. Circa 1920.

The trolley ran between Watertown’s Public Square and Brownville. Pictured here are the conductor and other employees (?). Circa 1910-1920. Watertown, NY.

Black River Traction Trolley Company operators in uniform in front of a trolley. Circa 1920s. Watertown, NY.

Black River Traction Trolley car #6 in front of the Clark Block of stores in Dexter. Circa 1890-1900. Dexter, NY.

This Black River Traction Trolley Company car was photographed on State Street sometime in 1937, shortly before its last run on August 16, 1937. Appearing in the window is Motorman Owen Davis; standing at left is W.A. Fralick, a company employee, and Leon Schwerzman, manager and recent owner of the trolley lines. The BRTTC ran […]

Trolley and trolleyman in front of Grange Hall on State Street. The Grange was an early (1880s) advocate for women’s suffrage. Unknown photo date. Watertown, NY.