ARLINGTON HOTEL
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Historic Transportation
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Building, Site, Transportation
- 3532 NY-43, West Sand Lake, NY 12196, USA
- 42.645595, -73.5946837
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The Sand Lake Historical Society
ARLINGTON HOTEL
Inscription
ARLINGTON HOTELPREVIOUSLY CALLED THE
ELKHORN, WAS STOP 22 ON THE
TROY & NEW ENGLAND RAILWAY,
ELECTRIC TROLLEY FROM ALBIA
TO AVERILL PARK 1895-1925.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2024
Situated on what is now NY State Highway 43, Arlington House, formerly Arlington Hotel, is one of the few extant structures remaining after the Troy & New England Railway ceased operations. A major link between the city of Troy and the lakes and resorts in the town of Sand Lake, the trolley line extended for nine miles from the Albia neighborhood of Troy through Wynantskill, Snyders Corners and West Sand Lake to Averill Park. There were open cars for summertime travel and closed cars for colder weather. Freight trailer cars hauled coal and wool shoddy to the mills in West Sand Lake and Averill Park. Started in 1895, service ended on March 31, 1925 as the line had lost passengers to the private automobile and a competing bus service. (A Brief Sketch of the Troy & New England Railway, ginosrailpage.org. Accessed 25 June 2024). As of 2024, the former Arlington Hotel, now called the Arlington House, was still in business.