People's Railroad
Overview
HeadquartersSyracuse, New York
LocaleSyracuse, New York
Dates of operation18871896
SuccessorSyracuse Rapid Transit Railway
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The People's Railroad was a street railway chartered in 1887 and opened for business in 1889 in Syracuse, New York. The total length of the line was 10.88 miles (17.51 km) with branches each 1 mile (1.6 km).[1] In 1896, the company merged into Syracuse Rapid Transit Railway.[2]

References

  1. Poor, Henry Varnum (1889). Manual of the railroads of the United States, Volume 27. Poors, 1894 p. 262. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
  2. American street railway investments. The Street Railway Publishing Company, 1899 p. 262. 1899. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
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