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Rochester and Syracuse Railroad

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Rochester and Syracuse Railroad
Overview
LocaleRochester, New York to Syracuse, New York
Dates of operation1850–1853
SuccessorNew York Central Railroad
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Rochester and Syracuse Railroad was incorporated on August 1, 1850. The Auburn and Rochester Railroad Company was incorporated May 13, 1836, and opened in August 1841. The Auburn and Syracuse Railroad Company was incorporated May 1, 1834, and opened in June 1838. Both railroads combined on August 1, 1850, and the consolidated company constructed the Direct Railway between Syracuse and Rochester.

New York Central railroad

See also: New York Central Railroad

The rail was consolidated into The New York Central Railroad Company under the act of 1853.

References

  1. Van Deusen, Mary S. "Rochester and Syracuse Railroad". InterMedia Enterprises, 2003. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
  2. Agreement. New York Central Railroad, 1853, pg.28. 1879. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
New York Central Railroad subsidiaries
1850s
1853
Auburn Road
Albany and Schenectady
Falls Road
Schenectady and Troy
Buffalo and Lockport
1854
Lewiston
1855
Buffalo and Niagara Falls
Rochester and Lake Ontario
1858
Niagara Bridge and Canandaigua
1860s
1869
Hudson River
1870s
1871
Canada Southern
Michigan Central
Spuyten Duyvil & Port Morris
1873
Harlem
ca. 1877
Lake Shore
1878
Geneva and Lyons
1880s
1882
Nickel Plate
1885
West Shore
1889
Big Four Route
1890s
1891
Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad
1893
Mohawk and Malone Railway
1894
Putnam
1898
Gardenville
1900s
1900
Boston and Albany Railroad
1904
Rutland
1905
New York and Ottawa
1909
New York State Railways
Pine Creek Railway


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