The Saratoga & Schuylerville Railroad: Gone But Not Forgotten

Thursday, July 28, 2022

Speaker: Richard Chait, author of Rails in and Around Saratoga Springs, is a frequent speaker on railroad history in upstate and western New York.

The Saratoga & Schuylerville (S&S) Railroad picked up in 1946 where the Fitchburg Branch of the Boston & Maine had left off years earlier. The line connected Saratoga Springs and Schuylerville, carrying coal and other commodities to communities along the Route 29 corridor. However, the S&S’s success was short lived, as the trucking industry soon began to offer stiff competition that was difficult to overcome. As a result, the Saratoga & Schuylerville curtailed its operations a short 10 years later, in 1956. Around Saratoga today one can still see reminders of this train line, which this special presentation will highlight, as well as detailing other interesting pieces of Saratoga and Schuylerville history.

Funding for this presentation was generously provided by the Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust.