I do not have my notes here, but there are similar very large counts for trains in that period (and earlier) carrying millions of passengers annually through Albany, and of literally hundreds of trains per weeks passing through that city. The denisty of rail traffic was enormous once the through road, Albany to Buffalo, was opened in the 1840's. >>> David Minor <[log in to unmask]> 07/13 8:48 PM >>> York Staters, According to French's Gazetteer of 1860 in the fiscal year ending September 30, 1858, New York State trains had carried 43,786,579 passengers. If I'm reading the report correctly, that's a lot of people. Does anyone else have any thoughts on the accuracy of that count? Regards and all aboard, David Minor David Minor Eagles Byte Historical Research Pittsford, New York 716 264-0423 [log in to unmask] To be put on the mailing list for the weekly TimeMaster radio scripts, e-mail me at the address above. http://home.eznet.net/~dminor includes NYNY, a series of timelines covering New York City and State, from approximately 450,000,000 BC to 1990 AD.