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The railroad of Ellenville & Kingston Railroad Company, herein called the Ellenville & Kingston, is a single-track, standard-gauge, steam railroad, located in the southeastern part of New York. The owned mileage extends from Ellenville to Kingston, N. Y., 27.816 miles. The Ellenville & Kingston also owns yard and side tracks totaling 6.756 miles. Its road thus embraces 34.572 miles of all tracks owned.


Corporate history.—The Ellenville & Kingston was incorporated March 29, 1901, under the general laws of New York. It is controlled by the carrier, through ownership of the entire capital stock. The detailed facts as to the development of the fixed physical property are given in Appendix 2.


DEVELOPMENT OF FIXED PHYSICAL PROPERTY

Construction of the road was begun shortly after date of incorporation on March 29, 1901. The work was performed partly by contract and partly by the company's forces, and the road was opened to traffic on December 22, 1902.

HISTORY OF CORPORATE FINANCING