Bath & Hammondsport Railroad Shirt
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Bath & Hammondsport Railroad Shirt

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Bath & Hammondsport Railroad Shirt Logo on Front 100% Cotton Shirt Color - Red 4X & 5X Shirt Color may vary (Ashe or Black) It was chartered in 1872 as a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad running from the Erie and Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroads' interchange in Bath, New York, to Hammondsport, New York. In Hammondsport, passengers could continue North via a ferry on Keuka Lake. The railroad was converted to 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge in 1889.[1]Erie Railroad Control (1903-1935)[edit]The line eventually came under control of the Erie Railroad around 1903. Passenger service ended in 1917, when steamboat service on Keuka Lake was discontinued. Business continued as usual until a flood in 1935 damaged much of the railroad. Faced with having to rebuild miles of railroad, the management of the Erie Railroad instead began abandonment proceedings. Freight service was temporarily provided by trucks. Five local businessmen joined together to purchase the B&a

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