The Unadilla Valley Railway was a

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company that operated in the Unadilla Valley of

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from its opening in 1895 to its abandonment in 1960. From 1937 onwards, it was owned by the

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. Originally only running between New Berlin and Bridgewater, the railroad later purchased the New Berlin Branch from the New York, Ontario, and Western Railroad in 1941, doubling its trackage. The railroad purchased its first diesel locomotive from

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in 1947, but continued running steam locomotives until 1956.

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