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railroad bed may be seen) and on into Goshen. The line went up Spring Street to Grand Street where it ended by the Erie depot (now Police Dept.)
The line was sold March 16, 1898, and again September 22, 1899. On November 9th, it was renamed the Middletown-Goshen Electric Railway Company. The road was sold again February 23, 1905, and incorporated as the Wallkill Transit Company on March 31st. New Owners E.R. and W.H. Sponsler froin Philadelphia, purchased new trolley cars and built new facilities on East Main Street 1906-1907. The power plant was the building now occupied by C.R. Wolfe Heating at 435 East Main Street. The car barn, although remodeled, still stands right next to the Mechanicstown School. Repairs were made in the building located behind the old power plant. Coal was delivered via the 0 & W which ran right by the property.
Operation of the line was marginal; sometimes it had enough to meet expenses; other times not. In 1924, the company was allowed to abandon in-city service, replacing the trolley cars with buses. To operate the bus line, the trolley Company formed the Wallkill Public Service Corporation. The new Mack buses arrived April 17, 1924, and the last in-city trolley ran that night. The next day, bus operation began. Service continued between Middletown and Goshen although the company indicated they would request abandonment of that operation as well. Midway Park opened for the last time in May, 1924.
On October 21, 1924, the power plant broke down, ending forever operation of the Wallkill Transit Company.