Syracuse Northern Electric Railway Explained

Railroad Name:	Syracuse Northern Electric Railway
Start Year:	1917
End Year:	1931

The Syracuse Northern Electric Railway, also known as the Syracuse and Northern Electric Railway, was an interurban rail that ran from Syracuse, New York, to Oswego, New York, a distance of 35.5miles. The line also proceeded to South Bay, New York, on Oneida Lake.^[1]

The rail was formerly the Syracuse and South Bay Railway Company and the name was changed^[2] in 1917.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Inventory of Abandoned Railroad Rights of Way . February 18, 2011. New York State Department of Transportation, 1974.
2. News: 152 Miles of Deserted Rights of Way Radiate from Syracuse . . . November 5, 1933.
3. News: September 20, 1933. Public Notice. Syracuse Herald. Syracuse, New York.