The Amsterdam, Chuctanunda, and Northern Rail Road was created in 1879 by the Kelloggs family to connect their linseed factory to the New York Central main line east of Amsterdam. It was incorporated as the AC&N in 1899 and was extended in 1905 to serve the Sanford and Sons mills. In 1907, the NYCRR began leasing the AC&N line, and in 1911 an extension reached the center of the McCleary, Wallin and Crouse mills, later Mohawk Carpets. Around 1915, another branch carried coal to the mill's new power house, and much later a branch was built to the Edson Industrial Park. The AC&N remained in use until the 1990's, when it became inactive because of changes in shipping needs in the city. Its chief value was saving time and money by allowing bulk raw material, finished product, and coal to be shipped directly and by giving access to parts of the city that had not previously been reachable for shipping.