History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925

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History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925
New York Central Curve, Little Falls

[This information is from Vol. II, p. 1463 of History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925, edited by Nelson Greene (Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1925). It is in the Schenectady Reference collection of the Schenectady County Public Library at Schdy R 974.7 G81h. This online edition includes lists of portraits, maps and illustrations. As noted by Paul Keesler in his article, "The Much Maligned Mr. Greene," some information in this book has been superseded by later research or was provided incorrectly by local sources.]

New York Central Curve, Little Falls

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Photo: New York Central Curve, Little Falls

The Central tracks, as they enter the city of Little Falls, form the sharpest curve on any eastern railroad. This is one of the many noteworthy features of the Mohawk Division of the New York Central, America's Greatest Railroad. Photo copyright by Wm. H. Jackson Co., Denver, Col., 1892; by courtesy Mr. John Crowley, "Times," Little Falls.

History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925New York Central Curve, Little Falls

History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925
New York Central Curve, Little Falls