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The Auburn and Syracuse Railroad was incorporated on May 1, 1834 and the railroad began operations in 1838. Work on the Auburn & Rochester commenced in 1836 and the railroad line was completed in 1841. It ran from Auburn, New York through Seneca Falls, Waterloo, Geneva, Phelps, Manchester, Canandaigua, and Victor to Rochester. |
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The Syracuse and Rochester Railroad was formed in 1850 from the Auburn & Rochester and Auburn & Syracuse Railroads. In 1853 all of the roads between Albany and Buffalo were again consolidated to form the New York Central Railroad. The reverse of the
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