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Location DB > United States > New York > Schenectady > Schenectady Railway Express Dock  Name Schenectady Railway Express Dock  Viewing Options Log in to activate viewing options  Database Info created by homestead on 3/31/2006 7:03 PM last modified by Gremm_Paltakin on 12/18/2015 8:02 PM  Viewability Publically Viewable This location has been labeled by its creator as Public, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.  Overview  Description  Basic Information Type: Building Status: Completely filled in with cement now. Accessibility: Difficult Recommendation:  Physical Information Address Liberty Street Schenectady, New York United States Owner: See a map of this location  Hazards  Interesting Features  Security Measures wooden boarding  Historical Dates Built: 1906 Closed: 1975  Required Equipment  Recommended Equipment  History Railway Express, underneath the train tracks in Schenectady at Liberty Street. Railway Express was a large company that provided package delivery using the nations's railroad system during the 20th century. The train would stop in Schenectady for example, and load the packages directly from the tracks down chutes to the Railway Express dock beneath the tracks. Trucks would drive out for delivery. Some history from an article I wrote: Years earlier, several rail delivery services existed in competition. In 1918, the Railway Administration Act was passed into law (during World War I) and the US Government took over the nation's railroads, forming the United States Railroad Administration. Seven railroad delivery companies were consolidated under American Railway Express Inc. In 1929 the company was sold to 86 companies in the railroad industry and renamed Railway Express Agency. After Railway Express went private, it operated successfully for many years. In the 1940's they focused on refrigeration delivery. By the 1960's demand for their service dropped off. By 1970 their business had withered to a mere ten percent of all parcel by rail. in the 1970's they became mired in litigation with UPS, the railroad unions. In 1975 Railway Express ceased operation, filing for bankruptcy. Railway Express, and other shops once occupied the entire space underneath the elevated rails at what is now the Amtrak Station between Liberty and State Street in Schenectady until 1975. In 2015 this vast cavernous space was filled in with cement from end to end, permanently sealing in offices, signs, file cabinets, and artifacts of this industry.  Media Coverage  Future Plans  Stories Add your own story  Photo Galleries 033106 Fri, Mar 31st, 2006 posted by homestead 3 pictures 2015 Fri, Dec 18th, 2015 posted by Gremm_Paltakin 5 pictures Add your own photos Mark all galleries as Seen  Web Links  Contribute Edit this Location  Moderator Rating The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location. Category Rating Photography 3 / 10 Coolness 3 / 10 Content Quality 3 / 10  Validation This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Explorer Zero on 1/24/2016 12:02 AM.  Latest Changes on Jan 24 16 at 0:02, Explorer Zero validated this location on Dec 18 15 at 20:17, Gremm_Paltakin added some pictures to a gallery on Dec 18 15 at 20:15, Gremm_Paltakin updated gallery 2015 on Dec 18 15 at 20:11, Gremm_Paltakin created a new gallery on Dec 18 15 at 20:02, Gremm_Paltakin changed the following: History, Year Closed, Status on Sep 12 14 at 4:30, Mike Dijital validated this location on Sep 8 14 at 18:34, Gremm_Paltakin created a new gallery on Jul 31 06 at 2:28, Agent Skelly validated this location on Jul 30 06 at 3:47, Emperor Wang changed the following: Street Address, Province / State (please use full name) on Apr 21 06 at 0:30, Agent Skelly validated this location  Forum Threads about this Location  Who's been looking? Click here to see who'se been looking.  Report Problems Is this location inappropriate / broken / missing key info? If it's something you can fix, please scroll up and click the EDIT button. If this location was only posted a few days ago, give the creator time to work on it. Please try sending a message directly to the creator of the location. You'll find that info at the top of this page. Otherwise, ONLY if you've already tried to contact the original creator,: Click here to notify an administrator. All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 125 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 738779106 pages have been generated.