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Title

Survey map of Susquehanna and Chemung rivers

Series Number

A0852

Summary

This volume contains survey maps of a proposed railroad from Fort Plain on the Erie Canal to Otsego Lake and of the Susquehanna and Chemung rivers, "for a Slack Water Navigation." Maps show streams; lakes; towns; roads; bridges; mills; and town and county lines.

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Title

New York State Public Service Commission projected railroad centerline maps

Series Number

A0446

Summary

Laws of 1907, Chapter 429, Section 53 stipulated that no railroad corporation, street railroad corporation, or common carrier shall begin the construction of a railroad or street railroad, or any extension thereof, without first having obtained the permission and approval of the Public Service Commission. This series includes centerline maps and profiles of proposed railroad routes, route extensions or alterations, terminus changes, grade crossings, separations of grades, and grade crossing eliminations.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Service Commission

Access Restrictions

Certain rolled maps in this series are fragile and should only be used under supervision of State Archives staff.

Title

Public Service Commission annual reports

Series Number

B0299

Summary

This series consists of annual reports issued by the Public Service Commission containing detailed information concerning transportation companies and public utilities. Annual reports form this time period contain extensive detailed information concerning transportation companies and public utilities. Records document topics including rapid transit; amendments to the Public Service Law; transportation services and facilities; gas and electric company regulation; auditor's reports; resumes of commission proceedings; counsel opinions; commission orders; and statistics on light and power companies and railroads and street railways.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Service Commission

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Title

Accounts and returns of canal tolls by railroads

Series Number

A1093

Summary

The State Canal Department collected tolls on railroad freight on lines parallel to canals until 1851, when the tolls were abolished. This series consists of bound documents relating to payment of canal tolls by railroads in New York State.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Canal Department

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Title

New York State Public Service Commission correspondence files pertaining to steam railroad and electric railway companies' annual reports

Series Number

B0298

Summary

This series relates contains clarifications, amendments, or explanations relating to annual reports previously filed with the Public Service Commission. The series includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, memorandums, depositions submitted by company officials, and duplicate and amended financial schedules from annual reports. Researchers should examine these correspondence files in conjunction with the annual reports to ensure that data contained in specific reports was not later amended or altered.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Service Commission

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Board of Railroad Commissioners minutes of meetings

Series Number

B0296

Summary

This series consists of original minutes of meetings of the New York State Board of Railroad Commissioners. The minutes document recommendations and decisions made and actions taken by the board. Subjects dealt with by the minutes include complaints regarding discrimination in rates of freight; excessive passenger and freight rates; insufficient accommodations; dangerous crossings; violations of contracts; competition between railways and waterways; inspection of railways; investigation of accidents; promotion of safety procedures; and legislation to promote and regulate railways.

Creator

• New York (State). Board of Railroad Commissioners

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Title

Orders and decrees issued in the matters of the Utica and Schenectady Railroad Company

Series Number

J0092

Summary

This series consists of copies of orders and decrees issued by the Chancellor in cases of disputes between the Utica and Schenectady Railroad and owners of property it wished to appropriate. A law of 1833 incorporated the railroad and established the procedures for resolving such conflicts in the Court of Chancery. Records include orders directing both parties interested in the property to attend an initial hearing; orders appointing commissions of three competent and disinterested freeholders of the county in which the property is located to appraise that property; and Chancellor's final decrees.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

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Title

Lists of tax assessments on railroads

Series Number

A0987

Summary

This series consisting of a list of railroad tax assessments documents the state's Franchise Tax on steam or electric surface or elevated railroads. Each list gives name of steam surface, elevated or street surface railroad, total mileage, total net income, and net income, mileage in state, amounts assessed on income and mileage, and amount of total assessment.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Entry documentation from New York and Erie Railroad

Series Number

B1190

Summary

This series documents the activities of the New York and Erie Railroad. Most of the documents are affidavits, bills, certificates of charter, and certificates of acceptance. Also included are progress reports, money deposits, correspondence, lists, and records of stocks. Canal records can also be found in this series.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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Title

County clerks' certificates of searches for New York and Erie Railroad Company records

Series Number

A0913

Summary

This series consists of reports of county clerk searches made for records of contracts made by, mortgages and conveyances given by, and judgments against the New York and Erie Railroad Company. Also included is a form requesting the clerk of a county Supreme Court to search for records of judgment against the company. Information includes county; date; records found, if any; and the clerk's certification.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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Title

Entry documentation for Utica and Schenectady railroad and Schenectady and Troy railroad

Series Number

A0907

Summary

This series from the Comptroller's Office contains records of the Utica & Schenectady and Schenectady & Troy Railroads. Records include statements and reports related to property on the railroad (agricultural and manufactured products, stocks.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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Title

Register of bonds for the Hudson and Berkshire Railroad Company

Series Number

A1862

Summary

This series consists of a register of bonds issued for the benefit of the Hudson and Berkshire Railroad Company. The register contains copies of the original bonds - each of which is countersigned, registered, and compared with the original bond and is signed by Archibald Campbell, Deputy Secretary of State. There are 175 entries in the register, all of which are for the amount of $1,000.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Docket books

Series Number

B0295

Summary

This series records the dates when records pertaining to railroad cases were acted upon by the Board of Railroad Commissioners were received or sent by the board. The docket books contain entries pertaining to accidents investigated by the board as well as resolutions made by the Legislature and proposed legislation placed before the board by the governor, who wanted to obtain its recommendations.

Creator

• New York (State). Board of Railroad Commissioners

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Title

Reports of decisions of the Public Service Commission

Series Number

B0300

Summary

This series consists of reports of decisions issued by the Public Service Commission. The reports contain transcripts of opinions and decisions issued by the two district commissions on transportation regulatory hearings held by them. The hearings deal with issues such as rights of companies to construct extensions, transportation rates, accidents, filing of reports, passenger accommodations and safety, elimination of grade crossings, applications to issue stock, alterations of train schedules, and extensions of companies' zones of service.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Service Commission

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Title

Annual reports on railroads by the State Engineer and Surveyor and the Board of Railroad Commissioners

Series Number

B0301

Summary

This series consists of annual reports generated by the State Engineer and Surveyor and the New York State Board of Railroad Commissioners.

Creator

• New York (State). Board of Railroad Commissioners

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Precipes and writs of summons

Series Number

J1026

Summary

This series consists of original writs (often called writs of summons) issued under seal of the Supreme Court, ordering a sheriff to summon a defendant to appear in court on a given day. Many of the actions involve promissory notes given by banking corporations, but there are also cases involving railroads, churches, schools, and manufacturing and insurance companies.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva)

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Title

Orange County railroad and water drainage maps

Series Number

A4461

Summary

Microfilmed records include railroad maps, depicting the entire railroad system or specific branches for all railroads in operation in Orange County (1866-1939), including routes and stations; grade crossing elimination plans, consisting of blueprint depictions of locations of railroad crossings and parcels in Orange County; and water drainage maps created for Wallkill Valley Drainage Improvement District environmental studies.

Creator

• Orange (N.Y. : County). County Clerk

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Title

Court of Chancery index to in re papers

Series Number

J0058

Summary

The volume that constitutes this series is an index to individuals, companies, and institutions involved in Court of Chancery In Re cases found in Series J0057. It is divided into three parts: part one contains an alphabetical index by last name of individuals and name of institutions or companies (exclusive of churches and railroads); part two contains an index to churches; part three indexes railroads alphabetically by name.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

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Title

Register of bonds for the New York and Erie Railroad Company

Series Number

A1860

Summary

This series consists of a register of bonds issued to raise funds for the construction of the New York and Erie Railroad Company. The register contains copies of the original bonds - each of which is registered, countersigned, and compared with the original bond and is signed by Archibald Campbell, Deputy Secretary of State. Entries, numbered from one to 3,000, are for $1,000 and are dated August 17, 1847.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

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Title

Department of Transportation Freight and Economic Development Division project files

Series Number

13586

Summary

This series contains correspondence, memoranda, reports and studies, petitions, hearings, and other documents concerning the regulation and promotion of rail and bus service in New York State. Subjects include every aspect of rail and bus transportation in New York State: freight service, inter-city and commuter passenger service, branch line subsidies and abandonment, standards of service, railroad bankruptcies, and the transfer of regulatory functions from the Public Service Commission to the Department of Transportation.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Transportation. Freight and Economic Development Division

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