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The Syracuse and Suburban Railroad, an interurban rail in Syracuse, New York, was chartered on June 29, 1895. The main line of this electric road, also known as the Syracuse and Suburban Electric Railroad and the Syracuse and Eastern Railroad, ran , over the beds of city streets, extending from Syracuse to Fayetteville and Manlius where it ended at Edwards Falls, a local tourist attraction. The railroad also operated a line that ran from Orville, now known as DeWitt to Jamesville, for a total distance of . ==History== The Syracuse and Suburban Railroad ran from Downtown Syracuse to Manlius via Fayetteville over the beds of city streets, Route 5 and Route 257. The railroad occupied the streets by franchise from the city of Syracuse and Villages of Fayetteville and Manlius. Additionally, routes 5 and 257 were occupied by agreement with the toll road companies. On June 15, 1898, the first of road were placed in operation, and the entire road was completed by late that year. Unlike other interurban trolley companies, the road used smaller, lighter trolleys that were closer in size to the city streetcars. The line ran on one side of East Genesee Street to Fayetteville, then southwest to the village of Manlius where the tracks continued through the village and passed St. John's Military Academy, which was later known as The Manlius School and Manlius Pebble Hill School. The next stop was Suburban Park, the trolley company owned amusement park that remained in business until 1973.〔 At the end of June 1902, the railroad had carried 1,433,475 passengers that year and by 1905, that number had increased to 1,768,995.〔 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 Suburban Railroad」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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