Syracuse and Utica Railroad

The Syracuse and Utica Railroad was incorporated on May 11, 1836. As its planned route ran parallel to the Erie Canal, the state required that it pay a toll for any freight displaced from the canal. The full line, in length, opened on August 3, 1839. It connected with the Auburn and Syracuse Railroad in the west and the Utica and Schenectady Railroad in the east. The Syracuse and Utica Railroad was consolidated with nine other railroads to form the first New York Central Railroad on May 1, 1853. ==Notes==