The Mohawk and Hudson Railroad was the first railroad built in the state of New York and one of the first railroads in the United States. It was named for linking the Mohawk River at Schenectady with the Hudson River at Albany, and was conceived as a way for Erie Canal passengers to quickly bypass the circuitous route around Cohoes Falls using steam powered trains.
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Company Type Founded Year Chronology
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1. Wikidata: Mohawk and Hudson Railroad
WikidataWikidata item description
former railway company in New York
Wikidata statement: inception (P571)
inception: 1826
Wikidata statement: dissolved, abolished or demolished date (P576)
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1853
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