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Peekskill Lighting and Railroad Company

Streetcar line in New York

The Peekskill Lighting and Railroad Company was a streetcar transit line operating in northern Westchester County and southern Putnam County, New York. The earliest segment was constructed by the Peekskill Traction Company in 1899, running 5.5 miles (8.9 km) from the New York Central Railroad train station at Peekskill to Lake Mohegan.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Putnam & Westchester trolley car cph.3b18342
Photo: A.B. Kennedy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Peekskill Lighting and Railroad Company was a streetcar transit line operating in northern Westchester County and southern Putnam County, New York. The earliest segment was constructed by the Peekskill Traction Company in 1899, running 5.5 miles (8.9 km) from the New York Central Railroad train station at Peekskill to Lake Mohegan.2

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