Published, 1922
To Those Pioneers
of our
North Country
who
Labored Hard and Labored Well
In Order That It Might Enjoy the
Blessings of the Railroad, This
Book Is Dedicated by Its Author.
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| [I] | By Way of Introduction | [1] |
| [II] | Looking Toward a Railroad | [5] |
| [III] | The Coming of the Watertown & Rome | [24] |
| [IV] | The Potsdam & Watertown Railroad | [59] |
| [V] | The Formation of the R. W. & O. | [79] |
| [VI] | The R. W. & O. Prospers—and Expands | [102] |
| [VII] | Into the Slough of Despond | [128] |
| [VIII] | The Utica & Black River | [143] |
| [IX] | The Brisk Parsons’ Regime | [171] |
| [X] | In Which Railroads Multiply | [203] |
| [XI] | The Coming of the New York Central | [227] |
| [XII] | The End of the Story | [246] |
| Appendix A | [263] | |
| Appendix B | [267] |
ILLUSTRATIONS
| The Fleet Locomotive Antwerp | [Frontispiece] |
| FACING PAGE | |
| Orville Hungerford | [31] |
| The Cape Vincent Station | [51] |
| Early Railroad Tickets | [71] |
| Watertown in 1865 | [81] |
| The Birth of the U. & B. R. | [148] |
| Hiram M. Britton | [186] |
| Snow Fighters | [231] |