Scenes Along the Rails: The DL&W's Syracuse Division

John W. Hudson

ISBN 10: 0965136434 / ISBN 13: 9780965136433

Published by Depot Square Publishing, 2002

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n 1869, the Lackawanna Railroad leased and then gained control of two predecessor roads that it would ultimately work to unite as its Syracuse Division. These railways had been the first to link the growing inland cities of Syracuse, Cortland, and Binghamton with the Lake Ontario port of Oswego. In addition to providing an outlet for the regions bounty, the acquisitions were groomed to haul Lackawanna Scranton Coal to the shore of the Great Lakes. Through their presentation of 239 photographs and vintage ephemera, period maps, and an insightful account of local history, the authors take the reader beyond the depot and onto the main streets and side streets to revisit life and travel as they were in the early Twentieth Century America. This book covers the era between 1875 and 1925. Contents: The Syracuse Division: A Regional History, pp. 1-5, Binghamton & Oswego Line, pp. 6-90, Cincinnatus Branch, pp. 91-122, Postscript, pp. 123-134, Bibliography, pp. 135-136, Index, pp. 137-142, Down The Tracks., pp. 143-144. Depot Square Publishing, hardcover with dust jacket, 160 pages, standard landscape book 10 x 8 in., 236 illustrations, maps, bibliography, index.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Scenes Along the Rails: The DL&W's Syracuse Division
• Publisher: Depot Square Publishing
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0965136434
• ISBN 13: 9780965136433
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Depot Square Publishing

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Synopsis

"The latest installment of this series highlights the DL&W's Syracuse Division through central New York between 1875 and 1925. As the state's only other significant Great Lakes harbor besides Buffalo, the Port of Oswego became an important outlet for Pennsylvania anthracite shipments headed to the west. As the Oswego & Syracuse Railroad connected its namesake cities in 1848, the Syracuse & Binghamton Railroad opened an 81-mile line to the New York & Erie at Binghamton in 1854. In 1869, the Lackawanna gained control of these predecessors as part of its plan to create a key north-south artery for "black diamonds." It also served the region's diverse industries, which constituted dairy and crop farming, limestone, soda ash, salt and the manufacturing of automobiles, trucks, wagons, and corsets. The rural branch between Cortland and Cincinnatus added passenger and freight revenue. The six-mile Syracuse & Baldwinsville is also profiled. 160 pages, 236 illustrations, maps, bibliography, index."