Description

Description: Two uniformed conductors stand in front of a Fonda Johnstown Gloversville trolley car in this original early 20th century photograph. 

The Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad (FJ&G) was formerly a 132-mile (212 km) interurban railroad that connected its namesake towns in east central New York State to Schenectady, New York. From the 1870s to the early 1980s, the FJ&G held a successful and profitable transportation business, hauling workers, salesmen, and executives of the very large number of glove manufacturing companies in the area to the New York Central (NYC) station at Schenectady. From there, they would board trains to travel south to New York City or west to Chicago, Illinois. They also provided freight services and interchanged with the NYC and the Delaware and Hudson railroads. Passenger ridership declined before and during the Great Depression.The FJ&G abandoned passenger service in 1938, yet freight business continued on for a few more decades. In their final years, the FJ&G was controlled by the Delaware Otsego Corporation (DO), but following a loss of a major customer, the railroad was shut down and abandoned in 1984.

Photo measures: 4 ½” x 6 ⅝” on a 7” x 9” mount. Verso is stamped with “J. H. Sholtus Gloversville, N. Y.” who is described as a conductor in the August 26, 1903 issue of The Gloversville Daily Leader. “Asa Brower” is also written in blue ink on the verso. There is an Asa Brower described as a “motorman” in the August 27, 1903 issue of The Gloversville Daily Leader. Item #P00258

Condition: Very good condition.