Railroad Name: | Central City Railway |
Start Year: | 1859 |
End Year: | 1890 |
Successor Line: | People's Railroad which merged with Syracuse Rapid Transit Railway |
The Central City Railway was chartered on April 19, 1859, and was the first street railway company in Syracuse, New York. It began operations in August 1860, as a horse-drawn rail.[1] The road was discussed for many years before it was actually constructed as a link between the First Ward and Erie Canal at Salina Street.[2] The train line commenced at South Salina Street opposite the Syracuse House and terminated in the First Ward.[3]
During 1890, the company merged with People's Railroad[4] which merged again into Syracuse Rapid Transit Railway in 1896.[5]