The Schoharie Valley Railroad, with limited rescouces, served its community faithfully for decades
Short line railroads were common across New York State and elsewhere well into the 20th century. They were privately owned and often operated over only a few miles. The purpose they served was to connect rural areas to the main line tracks of larger operations. They were derogatorily referred to as “milk run” trains. In the case of the Schoharie Valley Railroad that name was absolutely accurate since their primary customer was the Borden Dairy Plant, whose facility was adjacent to the SVRR depot. The painting actually depicts all of SVRR’s rolling stock and their one and only depot. One locomotive, one tender, and one passenger car, that was it. The freight cars transporting the milk were owned by the Delaware & Hudson Railroad Company and merely transported by SVRR to and from the Borden plant to the main line tracks of the connecting station less than a dozen miles away.
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Print Details
Type: Giclée Edition ~ Signed and Numbered Prints
Image size: 15 x 22 inches
Price: 200.00
