Syracuse, Lake Shore and Northern Railroad

The Syracuse, Lake Shore and Northern Railroad, an interurban railway, was incorporated on September 9, 1905, after it was purchased by the Beebe Syndicate.^[1] The line ran from Syracuse, New York, to Baldwinsville, New York, a distance of 14 miles (23 km) with a short branch to the New York State Fair grounds ending at Long Branch Park^[2] west of the city for a total of 23.53 miles (37.87 km) of electric track.^[3]

Syracuse, Lake Shore and Northern Railroad

Overview
Headquarters	Syracuse, New York
Locale	Syracuse, New York to Baldwinsville, New York
Dates of operation	1905–1917
Successor	Empire State Railroad Corporation
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

By 1911, the company had 13 fast electric limited trains leaving Syracuse daily for Baldwinsville, Phoenix, Fulton, Minetto and Oswego.^[4]

In 1917, the company was reorganized as the Empire State Railroad, also called Empire State Railway. Streetcar service on the route ran until 1931 when it was abandoned.^[5]