American railroading began in the Capital District. On December 28, 1825, Schenectady County native (Duanesburg) George Featherstonhaugh (pronounced fen-shaw) ran a newspaper notice announcing the ...
Construction began in August 1830 and the railroad opened September 24, 1831, on a 16-mile route between Albany and Schenectady through ... mile Croton Aqueduct (New York City’s water supply ...