Type of Work: Transportation

Dock at the Old Forge Pond in Old Forge

Dock at the Old Forge Pond in Old Forge

The dock at the Old Forge Pond in 1897, which with a boxcar and flat car. Tracks ran right up the dock so freight and supplies from the railroad cars could be loaded directly on boats and steamers for trips up the lakes. 1897. Old Forge, NY.

Seaplane preparing for a freight trip in Inlet

Seaplane preparing for a freight trip in Inlet

A seaplane, with floats instead of landing wheels, owned by Adirondack Flights out of Inlet, NY), being loaded for a freight trip from Inlet to Hemlock Lake, north of the Beaver River Flow. Pictured are Henry Nortz and Russell Nortz loading the plane with cases of Genesee beer.  Circa 1940s. Inlet, NY.

White Lake railroad station in Woodgate

White Lake railroad station in Woodgate

White Lake (later Woodgate) railroad station in 1897. An engine is pulling flat cars of gravel past the station and a young boy is crossing the tracks carrying a bucket. Woodgate, NY. Adams Collection.

Railroad Station in Big Moose

Railroad Station in Big Moose

Big Moose Railroad Station. A group of people on the station platform, with a wooden wheeled baggage cart in foreground. Church in left background.  Circa 1900-1908. Big Moose in the Town of Webb. Photo by Henry M. Beach.

Grasse River Railroad with log loader in Cranberry Lake

Grasse River Railroad with log loader in Cranberry Lake

Train crew standing next to a Grasse River Railroad locomotive, outfitted with a barn hart loader on the flatcar, used to move logs onto flatcars. Note the man standing on a log being lifted by the loader. Circa 1930s. Cranberry Lake, NY.

Driving “The Speeder” in Cranberry Lake

Driving “The Speeder” in Cranberry Lake

Worker driving “The Speeder,” a bus built by the White Manufacturing Company that was outfitted with wheels so it could run on the railroad track. “The Speeder” carried passengers between Cranberry Lake and Conifer, where they could then connect to the New York Central railroad system. Written on the photo is: Famous Grasse River R.R. […]

Snow Train arriving in Thendara Station

Snow Train arriving in Thendara Station

The Snow Train (which ran between Utica and Thendara) arriving at the Thendara Station. It was full of skiers headed for the slopes and winter activities in Old Forge. Circa late 1930s. Thendara, NY. Click here for the full story of Old Forge’s Snow Train.  

Adirondack Air Service hangar in Big Moose

Adirondack Air Service hangar in Big Moose

Exterior of Adirondack Air Service hangar during winter. Pictured are three planes and four men working. Left to right are planes Navion, Waco, and J3 Cub, which is on runners (for either snow or water landings).  Circa 1940s. Big Moose in the Town of Webb.