There was another version of the Concord coach--similar in appearance, but specifically designed for the Eastern part of the United States and of lighter construction. These coaches were the connecting links to the railroads until a surprisingly recent time. Such a model is the one illustrated below. It was operated by Waddel & Emerson and ran between the railroad station at Riverside, New York, and the steamboat landing on Schroon Lake, near Pottersville. From there, passengers took the steamer _Evelyn_ to the village of Schroon at the head of the lake or intermediate points. [Illustration: Photo--Gift of Mr. Albert Jacob, Jr. Scarsdale, New York--showing the Schroon Lake coach at intersection of Routes 8 and 9 at Loon Lake in the Town of Chester, Warren County. Photo taken about 1907 or 1908.] [Illustration] CONCORD MUD WAGON _Body painted Indian red, remnants of yellow paint on gear._ This type Concord, known as the California mud wagon or poor man’s Concord, incorporated the same principles of construction found in the finer Concords, but the joinery was done in a simpler manner and the body was shaped with flat sides instead of the egg shape of the regular Concords. This mud wagon was used in Herkimer County, New York and was probably built by Abbot and Downing, for it is identical with their style number 208. [Illustration] HIGHLAND & ALPINE HOUSE CONCORD COACH _Red with gold and black trim; interior is heavy crimson mohair._ This coach, completed April 5, 1852, was used by the Highland and Alpine hotels in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. In blurred pencil markings on the inside door where the lining has fallen away can still be seen the names of the men who worked on this coach--John L. French, wheelwright; William L. Pearson, trimmer; John Bergum, painter. Great care was lavished on the painting of the scrolls, striping and decorative scenes on the door panels. Customers usually had definite ideas as to what they wanted--“ornament up rich and tasty,” “flowers and nice landscapes on doors;” “put eagle,” “on the other door a female figure,” “on the door Pharaoh’s horses,” “a lady on horseback;” “Queen Victoria” (this for a stage line in Nova Scotia, Canada); “a coach and horses painted in the road,” “horses on one door and dogs on the other”--These specifications appear on the old order forms in the archives of the New Hampshire Historical Society. _Bibliography_ ADAMS, WILLIAM BRIDGES, English Pleasure Carriages, London, England 1837 BEAUFORT, DUKE OF, Driving, Badminton Series, London, England 1889 BELLOC, HILAIRE, Highway and its Vehicles, London, England 1926 BURGESS, JAMES W., Practical Treatise on Coach Building, London, England 1881 DOWNING, PAUL H., Carriage Gallery at the New York Historical Society, New York Historical Society Quarterly, October 1950