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The Syracuse and Binghamton Railroad was established on August 18, 1851, and opened for business on October 18, 1854.〔 The road merged in 1856 into Syracuse and Southern Railroad which was renamed to Syracuse, Binghamton and New York Railroad when the company reorganized after foreclosure in 1857.〔 The road linked to the earlier Oswego and Syracuse Railroad line shortly after both came under control of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (DL&WRR) in 1869. This was accomplished despite difficulties caused by the use of wide gauge rails by one railroad and standard gauge by the other. ==History== The Syracuse and Binghamton Railroad ran from Geddes to Binghamton for a total distance of . The company was chartered as the Syracuse and Binghamton Railroad Company on August 18, 1851, and opened for business on October 18, 1854. The railroad brought coal from the Pennsylvania mines to be used as fuel in the salt industry in Syracuse, New York. In 1862, the general offices were located in Washington Block on South Salina Street and the passenger depot was at the corner of West Onondaga and Clinton streets. The company had a machine shop West of Clinton Street near the "Regimental" Armory. By 1879, the Syracuse passenger depot for the railroad was located on West Jefferson Street opposite Armory Park and the freight office was on Clinton Street near West Onondaga Street. The superintendent of the Syracuse operation was W. K. Niver and the freight agent was A. H. Schwarz and ticket agent was J. H. Schwarz. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Syracuse and Binghamton Railroad」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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