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The station on a 1951 postcard. The passenger station, the third of ultimately four stations built by the New York Central Railroad to serve Syracuse, was built in 1936, when the railroad tracks that previously went through the city of Syracuse via Washington Street, at grade with pedestrians and automobiles, were elevated above city streets.
The East Syracuse station remained in use well into the Amtrak era, long after the end of its useful life. Bus service remained at the former train station until a 1996 fire. Both options proved decidedly unpopular, with the train station in particular becoming synonymous with Amtrak's many woes.
Syracuse railway station, or Syracuse station, may refer to: In Syracuse, New York, United States. Syracuse station (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad), a former railroad station; Syracuse station (New York Central Railroad), a former railroad station in Syracuse; William F. Walsh Regional Transportation Center, an intermodal passenger ...
The old New York Central Railroad station was demolished on Sunday in February, 1870 [4] and a new New York Central Railroad depot was built on Franklin and West Fayette streets at the edge of Armory Square which was in use until 1895 when a third station was constructed. The third depot was demolished in 1936.
The station for the New York Central Railroad, passing east–west through Syracuse, was about one mile away. [4] By 1946, passenger train traffic to and from the south would decrease to two trains in each direction: a night train, the Interstate Express to Philadelphia and a day train to Hoboken. [5]
The 2002-constructed platform in 2011. New York Central trains stopped at the fair beginning in the 19th century, but service was eventually discontinued. [5] In 2001, the Empire State Passengers Association brokered talks between Amtrak and the New York State Fair Director about adding the Fair as an Amtrak stop, with positive response from both parties. [6]
The Oswego and Syracuse Railroad was formed on April 29, 1839, and the route was surveyed during the summer of that year. The Company was fully organized on March 25, 1847. The road was opened on May 14, 1848, and ran a total distance of 35.5 miles (57.1 km) from Syracuse, New York to Oswego, New York.
Syracuse, Binghamton and New York Railroad: Syracuse and Utica Railroad: NYC: 1836 1853 New York Central Railroad: Syracuse and Utica Direct Railroad: NYC: 1853 1853 New York Central Railroad: Terminal Railway of Buffalo: NYC: 1895 1914 New York Central Railroad: Ticonderoga Railroad: D&H: 1889 1957 Delaware and Hudson Railroad: Tioga Railroad ...