Complex sentence: In 1826, in order to cut down the travel time between Schenectady and Albany along the Erie Canal the first railroad in the state of New York was chartered, the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad, which constructed what was only the fourth railroad in the United States.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1826, in order to reduce travel time between Schenectady and Albany along the Erie Canal, the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad was chartered. It was the first railroad in the state of New York, and the fourth in the United States.