Brighton & Onondaga Valley Railroad Company stock certificate c1869 (Syracuse NY) 

Uncommon Syracuse horse street railway. Fantastic multiple vignettes - dog to the left, steamship scene at the right, and a hand in the upper right. Unissued and not cancelled. Circa 1869 from company records. Smaller - Measures approximately 8.5 x 4.5 inches.   

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

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

Charter Date:
The railroad was officially chartered on May 5, 1869.

Infrastructure:
It operated using a standard track gauge of 4 feet 8.5 inches, transporting passengers along early transit corridors in the Syracuse and Onondaga Valley area.

Successor:
In 1890, the company entered an agreement to lease its lines and subsequently merged into the Syracuse Consolidated Street Railway, concluding its independent operations.

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