Syracuse, Chenango, and New York Railroad Company stock certificate c1877 (Syracuse NY) 

Uncommon Syracuse NY railroad. Unusual layout with a smaller steam train vignette in the upper left and green border and background. Unissued and not cancelled. Circa 1877 from company records. Measures approximately 12 x 8 inches.   

The Syracuse, Chenango and New York Railroad was a 45.49-mile standard-gauge railroad line in Central New York that connected Syracuse to Earlville. Incorporated on April 16, 1868, as the Syracuse and Chenango Valley Railroad.

1873:
Renamed the Syracuse and Chenango Railroad.

1877:
Renamed the Syracuse, Chenango and New York Railroad.

1883:
Reorganized and merged into the Syracuse, Ontario and New York Railway.

1890–1891:
Leased and operated as a branch of the West Shore Railroad, eventually coming under control of the New York Central Railroad (NYCRR).

Route:
Ran from Syracuse (Onondaga County) through Fayetteville, Manlius, Oran, and Cazenovia to Earlville (Madison County).

Cazenovia Tunnel:
A notable engineering feature of the line was a 1,631-foot-long railroad tunnel built north of Cazenovia passing beneath modern-day Route 92.

Connection:
Built to connect the New York Central Railroad in Syracuse with the New York, Ontario and Western Railway (Oswego Midland) at Earlville.

1933:
The last passenger train service to Cazenovia ended in June 1933.

1935–1960:
The line was abandoned in stages, beginning with the Earlville-to-Cazenovia section in 1935, the Manlius section in 1948, and the final remaining portions around Syracuse in 1960.

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