Routes and Rates For Summer Tours [Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg Railroad]

Summer tours in the Northeast during the late 19th century.

“The object of this book is to furnish the patrons of the Rome, Watertown, & Ogdensburg Railroad with a complete list of routes and rates for summer tours which shall include all pleasure resorts and places in the North and East that are of interest to the summer tourist.

The unexaggerated description of places and regions, embellished with faithful reproductions of actual scenes and accompanied by accurate maps of the greatest summer resort region of America, and a full and reliable list of hotels and boarding houses, enables one easily to decide upon a pleasant place in which to spend the summer, or, if intent upon a summer tour, to select the particular route one has in mind.” [Prefatory]

This wonderful catalog highlights all the offerings of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg Railroad for the summer of 1896. The railway operated along the southern coast of Ontario and the St. Lawrence River beginning with its origins as the Watertown & Rome Railroad (1842) until it was absorbed by the New York Central (1913). Niagara Falls, the Adirondacks, and Thousand Island are just a few of the destinations accessible along the ‘Hojack Line’ and its connections. The booklet includes several folding maps:

Bird’s Eye View of the Tourist’s Ideal Route From Niagara to the Sea – 22.8″ x 7.8″, moderately damp stained and one small tear that’s been repaired on the verso.

Pathfinder Railway Map – 23.25″ x 27″, minor paper and image loss from where roughly removed from the binding. Separation along fold lines.

The Tourist’s Ideal Route Rome Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad – 23″ x 7.25″, in very good condition. The Adirondack Region as Reached by the Rome Watertown and Ogdensburg R.R. – 13.5″ x 14″, with a large tear and minor paper loss where roughly removed from the binding. Bonheur RW&O 23.5″ x 7.5″, in very good condition.

Niagara Falls, White Mountains and New England Coast Line – 20.9″ x 8.5″, in very good condition. Map of the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad and Connections – 11″ x 10.25″ with heavy damp staining and tearing.