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Encyclopedia > New York Railways

New York Railways - also called the New York State Railways:


Several large streetcar systems in upstate New York were part of New York State Railways, one of several interurban railways connecting various cities throughout upstate New York. Between 1926 and 1936, a subsidiary of General Motors purchased New York State Railways, and slowly began a process to dimantle them and replace the electric streetcar lines with slower, less efficient buses. By this action, GM hoped riders would eventually switch to owning cars instead, increasing both GM's profits as well as increasing reliance on car ownership to fulfill their transportation needs. As you can see from this brief partial listing of some of the involved rail companies, streetcar services were either discontinued completely or switched over to buses (Motor Coaches).


partially copied from Transit Systems in New York (West)-http://hometown.aol.com/chirailfan/ztransnz.html


Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (Rochester) Regionally owned since 1968 1868-1890 - Rochester City & Brighton Railroad 1890-1909 - Rochester Railway Co. 1909-1928 - New York State Railways 1928-1935 - New York State Railways (Associated Gas & Electric Co.) 1935-1938 - New York State Railways 1923-1932 - operated trolleybuses 1938-1968 - Rochester Transit Co. - 1941 - streetcars discontinued



Centro (Syracuse) Regionally owned since 1972 1859-1896 - several companies 1896-1905 - Syracuse Rapid Transit Co. 1905-1910 - Mohawk Valley Co. 1910-1928 - New York State Railways 1928-1935 - New York State Railways (Associated Gas & Electric Co.) 1935-1939 - New York State Railways 1939-1972 - Syracuse Transit Co. - 1941 - streetcars discontinued



Elmira - Chemung County Transit System Regionally owned since 1971 1870-1900 - several companies 1900-1929 - Elmira Water Light & Railroad Co. 1929-1932 - Elmira Water Light & Railroad Co. (Associated Gas & Electric Co.) 1932-1936 - Elmira Light Heat & Power Co. (Associated Gas & Electric Co.) 1936 - streetcars discontinued 1936-1949 - New York State Electric & Gas Corp. (Associated Gas & Electric Co.) 1949-1955 - Elmira Motor Coach Corp. 1955-1960 - Rochester Penfield Bus Co., Inc. - After 1960 - Mekos Charter Service



Oneida County Rural Transit Regionally owned 1885-1909 - Oneida Railway 1909-1928 - New York State Railways 1928-1930 - New York State Railways (Associated Gas & Electric Co.) 1930 - streetcars discontinued - Period of no transit service


Rome - VIP Public Transit City owned since 1965 1885-1907 - Rome City Street Railway 1907-1909 - Utica & Mohawk Valley Railway 1909-1928 - New York State Railways 1928-1933 - New York State Railways (Associated Gas & Electric Co.) 1933 - streetcars discontinued 1933-1947 - Copper City Bus Line 1947-1959 - Rome City Bus Line - Period of no transit service


Utica Transit Authority Regionally owned since 1967 1864-1868 - Utica & Westerville Railroad Co. 1868-1886 - Utica Clinton & Binghamton Railway Co. 1886-1901 - Utica Belt Line Street Railroad 1901-1909 - Utica & Mohawk Valley Railway 1909-1928 - New York State Railways 1928-1935 - New York State Railways (Associated Gas & Electric Co.) 1935-1948 - New York State Railways 1941 - streetcars discontinued - 1948-1967 - Utica Transit Corp.


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New York Railways - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (494 words)
New York State Railways was a grouping of several large city streetcar and electric interurban systems in upstate New York.
New York State Railways was formed in 1909 when the New York Central Railroad (NYC) consolidated its previously purchased (in 1905) Rochester Railways, serving that city, plus the Rochester and Eastern Rapid Ry.
New York State Railways emerged from receivership in 1934, and gradually the remaining core city lines were sold as separate operations.
New York - LoveToKnow 1911 (14027 words)
On the New York side of the Hudson the rocks are crystalline, the surface a region of low hills, a continuation of the crystalline area of Connecticut, and comparable with the Piedmont plateau of the Southern states.
In central New York it is not uncommon for snow to accumulate to the depth of 3 or 4 ft., and yet this is not persistent.
The New York Central and Hudson River railway, nearly parallel with the water route from New York City to Buffalo, was formed by the union, in 1869, of the New York Central with the Hudson River railway.
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