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Utica / Oneonta Interurbans
Maps and Details on the Interurbans Systems in New York
Although a complete interurban connection between Albany and Buffalo was never completed, by the early 1900s it was possible to travel by trolley from Utica all the way to Buffalo and points beyond (Erie PA, etc.). Now part of a broader system called the New York State Railways, the Utica and Mohawk Valley Railway paralleled much of the canal but the route of the Oneida Railway cut directly west to Syracuse.
The other major interurban in the Utica area was the Southern New York Railway which ran north/south and connected Oneonta with Herkimer. During the railway’s heyday, it operated 65 miles of track and had 109 trains operating daily, moving not only passengers, but freight as well.
Utica / Oneonta Area Map
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Interurban Timelines - Predecessors/Mergers/End of Life
Utica 
- 1864-1868 - Utica & Westerville Railroad Co.
1868-1886 - Utica Clinton & Binghamton Railway Co.
1886-1901 - Utica Belt Line Street Railroad
1901-1909 - Utica & Mohawk Valley Railway
1909-1928 - New York State Railways
1928-1935 - New York State Railways (Associated Gas & Electric Co.)
1935-1948 - New York State Railways
1941 - streetcars discontinued
Rome
- 1885-1907 - Rome City Street Railway
1907-1909 - Utica & Mohawk Valley Railway
1909-1928 - New York State Railways
1928-1933 - New York State Railways (Associated Gas & Electric Co.)
1933 - streetcars discontinued
Oneonta 
- 1887-1897 - Oneonta Street Railway
1897-1900 - Oneonta & Otsego Valley Railroad
1900-1906 - Oneonta Cooperstown & Richfield Springs Railway
1906-1908 - Oneonta & Mohawk Valley Railway
1908-1916 - Otsego & Herkimer Railroad
1916-1924 - Southern New York Power & Railway Co.
1924-1926 - Southern New York Railway
1926 - streetcars discontinued
Further Details
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- Oneida Railway
The Oneida Railway was established in 1907 when the New York Central Railroad electrified 49 miles (79 km) of the West Shore Railroad between Syracuse and Utica. - Southern New York Railway
- Utica and Mohawk Valley Railway
Rome to Little Falls
Source/Credits
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The Electric Interurban Railways in America |
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
- 1924 New York State
(eastern Section) - 1924 New York State
(western and northern sections)
