New Brighton and Onondaga Valley Railroad

New Brighton and Onondaga Valley Railroad
Overview
Headquarters	Syracuse, New York
Locale	Syracuse, New York, United States
Dates of operation	1869–1890
Successor	Syracuse Consolidated Street Railway
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The New Brighton and Onondaga Valley Railroad, a horse-drawn street trolley line, was chartered on May 5, 1869, in Syracuse, New York.[1] The road was also known as the New Brighton and Onondaga Railroad.[2]

The company merged with Syracuse Consolidated Street Railway in 1890, after an agreement was made that allowed the new company to lease the lines.[3]

References

"First Streetcars Operated Here in 1860". Syracuse Herald. Syracuse, New York. December 14, 1922.
Poor, Henry Varnum. Manual of the railroads of the United States, Volume 22. Poors, 1889 p. 85; 317. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
Bruce, Dwight Hall. Memorial history of Syracuse, N.Y., from its settlement to the present time. Electronic Library, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2011.

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[firstrail-1] "First Streetcars Operated Here in 1860". Syracuse Herald. Syracuse, New York. December 14, 1922.

[railroads-2] Poor, Henry Varnum. Manual of the railroads of the United States, Volume 22. Poors, 1889 p. 85; 317. Retrieved February 4, 2011.

[ebooksread-3] Bruce, Dwight Hall. Memorial history of Syracuse, N.Y., from its settlement to the present time. Electronic Library, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2011.