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Syracuse, Phoenix and Oswego Railway

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Syracuse, Phoenix and Oswego Railway
Map
Overview
HeadquartersNew York, New York
LocaleWoodard, north of Syracuse, New York to Fulton, New York
Dates of operation1871–1889
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Syracuse, Phoenix and Oswego Railroad was chartered on November 29, 1871, and had a route from Woodard, located north of Syracuse, New York, to Fulton, New York, a distance of 17.11 miles (27.54 km).[1] They merged with the Syracuse Northwestern Railroad on June 10, 1875, and incorporated as Syracuse, Phoenix and Oswego Railway on February 16, 1885.

In 1889, the railroad line merged with Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad until 1913, when the company became part of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad which was renamed to New York Central Railroad in 1914.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Poor, Henry Varnum (1889). Manual of the railroads of the United States, Volume 22. Poors, 1889 p. 85; 317. Retrieved February 4, 2011.