And on March 4, 1934, skiers — 378 of them — climbed aboard a Delaware and Hudson train in Schenectady and rode the 60-mile trip by rail to North Creek.

This winter, some 90 years later, that historic train ride and some of the skiers aboard that day are being celebrated for their place in winter-sports history.

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