On Western Avenue near Madison Avenue (U.S. 20), on the left when traveling west.
In 1831 the Mohawk & Hudson
Railroad established the
first steam passenger train
service in NYS between this
junction and Schenectady — — Map (db m256461) HM
Near Erie Blvd. west of Rush Street, on the left when traveling north.
In 1830, Peter Cooper, the inventor of America's first steam locomotive, demonstrated to executives at the Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road that his locomotive, Tom Thumb was economically competitive with canal transportation because of its lower cost . . . — — Map (db m159761) HM
