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Auburn and Syracuse Railroad

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Into the 1940s, the New York Central operated at least two passenger trains per day in each direction on the route, with an additional train between Geneva and Syracuse each day except Sundays. The NYC operated one train a day on the route until 1958.
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While passenger service constituted the bulk of the company's revenue operations, an arrangement under the existing canal-protection laws allowed the Auburn and Syracuse Railroad (A&S) to carry freight as well. In this capacity, it served the
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railroad "subscribers" contributed $ 31,000 to the $ 400,000 stock authorized in the incorporation articles received on May 1, 1834. Among the 20 investors was Vivus W. Smith, who later was one of the founders of the
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The work had been done "on the cheap", with low-quality railbed preparation and wooden rails. The Auburn and Syracuse Railroad was opened for business on January 8, 1838, with horse-drawn trains and did not use
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Only after the advent of the steam railroad did the train finally arrive in Syracuse. Originally, a millpond on the site of the State Armory, located at the present-day
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on West Jefferson Street, blocked the right-of-way. Until a trestle was built across the pond, passengers were "forced to find other means" of getting into the
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By late 1839, one of the trains achieved the 26 miles (42 km) run in 58 minutes. A year later, in 1840, the event was reported in the
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was not known for either beauty or finish, presenting a "striking contrast to its majestic neighbor across the street."
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Syracuse (at Syracuse passengers could make connections to other New York Central trains to
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The following were the stations served on the route in its last years of service:
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lingered until 1843, the railroad was completed by January 1838.
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was incorporated on May 1, 1834, to provide easy access between
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On 1 August 1850, the Auburn and Syracuse Railroad joined the
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In August 1850, the Auburn and Syracuse Railroad joined the
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Past and present of Syracuse and Onondaga county, New York
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The depot was replaced in 1839, when the depot of the
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Auburn, New York
Syracuse, New York
Rochester and Syracuse Railroad
New York Central Railroad
Track gauge
standard gauge
Auburn, New York
Erie Canal
Panic of 1837
economic downturn
Auburn and Rochester Railroad
Rochester and Syracuse Railroad
New York Central Railroad
Railroads in Syracuse, New York
Syracuse
Syracuse Journal
steam locomotives
Armory Square
village of Syracuse
Geddes
Rochester and Syracuse Railroad
Downtown Syracuse
Erie Canal
Syracuse and Utica Railroad
Rochester and Syracuse Railroad
Auburn and Rochester Railroad
Rochester and Syracuse Railroad
New York State
New York Central Railroad
Albany

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