Syracuse, Chenango and New York Railroad explained

Railroad Name:	Syracuse, Chenango and New York Railroad
Start Year:	1868
End Year:	1883
Successor Line:	Syracuse, Ontario and New York Railway later part of New York Central Railroad (NYCRR)

The Syracuse and Chenango Valley Railroad was incorporated April 16, 1868, and had routes through the Chenango Valley from the city of Syracuse in Onondaga County to the village of Earlville in Madison County, a distance of 45.49miles.^[1] It was renamed to Syracuse and Chenango Railroad in 1873 and into Syracuse, Chenango and New York Railroad in 1877.^[2]

During 1883, the road merged into Syracuse, Ontario and New York Railway and by 1891 became part of New York Central Railroad (NYCRR).^[3]

Notes and References

1. News: Railroad Lines here in 1839 Merged into Central . . . March 20, 1939.
2. Book: Poor, Henry Varnum. Manual of the railroads of the United States, Volume 22. 1889. Poors, 1889 p. 85; 317. February 4, 2011.
3. Web site: New York Central Railroad, Annual Report. New York Central System, 1913. February 14, 2011.