People's Railroad Explained

Railroad Name:People's Railroad
Start Year:1887
End Year:1896
Successor Line:Syracuse Rapid Transit Railway

The People's Railroad was a street railway chartered in 1887 and opened for business in 1889 in Syracuse, New York. The total length of the line was 10.88miles with branches each 1miles.[1] In 1896, the company merged into Syracuse Rapid Transit Railway.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Poor, Henry Varnum . Manual of the railroads of the United States, Volume 27 . February 18, 2011. 1889 . Poors, 1894 p. 262.
  2. Book: American street railway investments. 1899. The Street Railway Publishing Company, 1899 p. 262. February 18, 2011.

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