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The Ligget’s Gap and Cayuga and Susquehanna Railways
This 1850 piece in a New York City newspaper extolls the virtues of the Ligget’s Gap Railroad and the Cayuga and Susquehanna Railroad (which the writer states are owned by the same company) as routes to move coal from Pennsylvania to New York State. It is a very laudatory article and notes that the Cayuga…
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Railroad Celebration
The short clipping below talks about the first train to reach Ithaca on the Cayuga and Susquehanna Railroad extension of the line from Owego. This extension eliminated the need to use the inclined plane to bring freight cars over the hill outside Ithaca and allowed trains to directly go into the village. Ithaca, Dec. 18RAILROAD…
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Ithaca Present, and in Prospect
This long letter to the editor of a newspaper in Ithaca, NY discusses many topics, including the sorry state of the Cayuga and Susquehanna Railroad. Source: Ithaca [NY] Journal and Advertiser, 14 February 1849, p. 3, NYS Historic Newspapers.
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Opposition on the Lakes
This small February 1848 article discusses a steam ship being built in Oswego, NY that will run between Owego and Lewiston, NY. The ship will be operated in cooperation with the Oswego and Syracuse Railroad. Source: Rochester [NY] Daily American, 18 February 1848, p. 2. NYS Historic Newspapers.
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Auburn and Rochester Railroad
A September 19, 1837 article about the planned route of the Auburn and Rochester Railroad between Auburn and Rochester, NY. Source: Rochester [NY] Republican, 19 September 1837, p. 1, NYS Historic Newspapers.
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A Great Bargain!
The 1836 advertisement below illustrates one of the impacts of the building of the New York and Erie Railroad, and most railroads, – land speculation. People realized that having access to the railroad would allow them to ship raw materials like timber to new markets. Towns along the potential route of the railroad lobbied and…
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Lockport and Niagara Falls Railroad Completed
The Lockport and Niagara Falls railroad is now completed, and the first trip over it was made on the 28th ult. The distance to the Falls, 21 miles, was performed by horses in a little over two hours. When Locomotives are put upon the road, which will soon be done, the trip will be made…
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Plan to Build an Ithaca to Geneva Railroad
A notice published on January 11, 1832 about the plan to organize a railroad between Geneva and Ithaca, NY. The proposed railroad would connect with the Canadaigua and Geneva Railroad in Geneva and the Ithaca and Owego Railroad in Ithaca. Source: The Geneva [NY] Gazette, and Mercantile Advertiser, 11 January 1832, p. 4, NYS Historic…