Syracuse and Utica Railroad

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Syracuse and Utica Railroad was chartered May 1, 1836, and had to pay the state for any freight displaced from the Erie Canal. The full line opened July 4, 1839,[1] extending the line further to Syracuse, New York to Rome, New York (and further to Auburn, New York via the already-opened Auburn and Syracuse Railroad). The road was consolidated into the New York Central Railroad in 1853.[2]

References

  1. ^ Beauchamp, Rev. William Martin (1908). Past and present of Syracuse and Onondaga county, New York (Volume 1). New York: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1908, pg. 8. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  2. ^ Agreement. New York Central Railroad, 1853, pg.28. 1879. Retrieved February 13, 2011.

External links

  • The Central New York Modelers.
  • Oneida County Historical Society Year Book, Vol. 1 1881 pages 144 through 155. Transcribed by Richard Palmer - Street scene in Utica about 1850, thought to be the engine "Lightening".