Trolley Tuesday 12/28/20 - The New York, Westchester & Boston Railway

Up the Hudson River from New York City is Westchester County, which borders the Bronx to the south and the state of Connecticut in the North. The area slowly developed into one of New York's suburban counties, with towns such as Yonkers and Peekskill being served by New York Central & Hudson River steam trains ferrying commuters into the Big Apple. In order to better serve prospective commuters, one of the richest men in the world invested in the area's only significant electric railway that, for a brief period between 1912 and 1937, was quite simply the most expensive passenger railroad in America. Though it is now a mere memory that only exists in photographs and firsthand accounts, today's Trolley Tuesday aims to uncover the history and legacy of the New York, Westchester & Boston Railway.