{"newspaper_name": "American watchman and Delaware advertiser.", "edition": "01", "page": "p2", "byline": ""}
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RAIL ROADS.-New York, the first in Canals
is about to be the first in Rail Roads, among the
States OF the Union. Stephen Van Rensselaer, and
0. w. Featherstonhaugh, Esqrs have petitoned
the Legislature OF New York for the charter Of
company to erect rail road between the Mohawk
and Hudson rivers, between which the great Fri.
Canal now extends, to obviae the difficulty and
loss OF time in passing the canal from Schenectady
to Albany, the consequence Of The great number Of
locks and circutous route The time taken in pas.
sing on the canal between the two place, is satsd
be frequently two days, while the rail road, pas.
sengers and goods may be carried in few hours
the distance we believe is only 6 or l8 miles BY
the turnpike, the route probably, of the contempla
ted rail road-and the expense will not be greater
than that on the canal Bait. Pat.