Rochester and Syracuse Railroad

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| locale=Rochester, New York to Syracuse, New York

| start_year=1850

| end_year=1853

| successor_line=New York Central Railroad

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The Rochester and Syracuse Railroad was incorporated on August 1, 1850. The Auburn and Rochester Railroad Company was incorporated May 13, 1836, and opened in August 1841. The Auburn and Syracuse Railroad Company was incorporated May 1, 1834, and opened in June 1838. Both railroads combined on August 1, 1850, and the consolidated company constructed the Direct Railway between Syracuse and Rochester.{{cite web|url=http://www.iment.com/maida/familytree/gibson/rochestersyracuse.htm |title=Rochester and Syracuse Railroad |access-date=February 10, 2011 |first=Mary S. |last=Van Deusen |publisher=InterMedia Enterprises, 2003}}