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New York Central Railroad
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In 1913, the following railroads merged into the New York Central & Hudson River: the
New York & Ottawa as the Ottawa Division; the Mohawk & Malone
as the Adirondack Division; the Carthage & Adirondack as the
Carthage & Adirondack Branch; and the Gouverneur & Oswegatchie
as the Edwards Branch.
In addition: the Rome, Watertown
& Ogdensburg, the Utica & Black River and Carthage, Watertown
& Sackets Harbour as the St. Lawrence Division (Ogdensburg -
Carthage); the Clayton Branch (Clayton - Rivergate Junction); the
Carthage Branch (Carthage - Watertown); the Watertown Branch (Massena
- Watertown); the Ogdensburg Branch (
Ogdensburg - DeKalb Junction);
Cape Vincent Branch (Cape Vincent - Watertown) and the Sackets Harbor
Branch (Sackets Harbour - Watertown).
In 1914, New York Central & Hudson River became New York Central Railroad; then
became New York Central Lines.
Opened in 1920 the Balmat Branch from Emeryville on the
Edwards Branch to Balmat.
In 1934, New York Central opened the Piercefield Spur from
Piercefield Station to Piercefield.
In 1935, New York Central became New York Central System.
All Divisions and Branches stayed the same except the St.
Lawrence Division was now from Massena to Watertown and the Lyons
Branch was from Ogdensburg to Carthage.
New York Central abandoned in 1937 the Ottawa Division from Tupper Lake Junction
to Helena. The trackage from Tupper Lake Junction to Tupper Lake
became a spur and access to Helena was by running rights on Canadian
National Railways from Massena.
New York Central relocated in 1943
the trackage of the Carthage & Adirondack Branch in Benson Mines.
In 1946, New York Central agreed to purchase and took possession of Delaware & Hudson’s
line between Saranac Lake and Lake Placid as part of the Saranac Branch.
New York Central abandons in 1949 Sackets Harbor to Watertown.
New York Central abandoned in 1952 the Cape Vincent Branch from Cape Vincent
to Limerick.
New York Central abandoned the remainder of the Cape Vincent Branch in 1953.
In 1956, New York Central abandoned the Lyons
Branch from a point west of Ogdensburg to Redwood. The track in
Ogdensburg became a spur.
In 1961, New York Central abandoned the Adirondack Division from Malone Junction to
Gabriels. The line to Lake Clear Junction became a spur and the
Saranac Branch became part of the division. Access to the St. Lawrence
& Adirondack was made over Canadian National’s line, continuing
running rights from Helena to Huntingdon.
New York Central abandoned the Lyons Branch from Redwood to Theresa in 1961.
New York Central abandons Watertown to Roots in 1963.
New York Central began negotiations in 1964 to buy the abandoned Rutland Railway
from Ogdensburg to Rouses Point.
New York Central abandons Lyons Falls to Lowville, cutting line between
Utica and Watertown in 1964.
In 1965, New York Central abandoned
the Gabriels Branch and purchased ex-Rutland Railway’s line from
Malone Junction to Morton Siding in Malone for the St. Lawrence
& Adirondack. They also provided service over the trackage
from Norwood to Ogdensburg for the Ogdensburg Bridge & Port
Authority.
Lake Placid - Utica passenger service ends in 1965.
New York Central abandoned the Carthage Branch
from Watertown to Great Bend in 1966.
New York Central merged with Pennsylvania Railroad to become Pennsylvania
New York Central Transportation Company then became Penn Central Transportation.
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