THE STORY OF THE ROME, WATERTOWN AND OGDENSBURGH RAILROAD
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THE FLEET LOCOMOTIVE ANTWERP When She Dug Her Red Heels into the Track the Railroad Men Reached for Their Watches.
THE STORY of the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburgh Railroad
By EDWARD HUNGERFORD Author of “The Modern Railroad,” “Our Railroads—Tomorrow,” Etc., Etc.
ILLUSTRATED
NEW YORK ROBERT M. McBRIDE & COMPANY 1922
Copyright, 1922, by Edward Hungerford
Printed in the United States of America
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
IBy Way of Introduction 1
IILooking Toward a Railroad 5
IIIThe Coming of the Watertown & Rome 24
IVThe Potsdam & Watertown Railroad 59
VThe Formation of the R. W. & O. 79
VIThe R. W. & O. Prospers—and Expands 102
VIIInto the Slough of Despond 128
VIIIThe Utica & Black River 143
IXThe Brisk Parsons’ Regime 171
XIn Which Railroads Multiply 203
XIThe Coming of the New York Central 227
XIIThe 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