The Erie charter required it to be within the confines of New York State, the incursions into Pennsylvania along the Delaware not withstanding. The predecessors of the New York Central from Albany to Buffalo were originally prohibited from carrying freight during the canal open season. Will Shultz Michael Sheehy wrote: > If that was the case, when did the predecessor to the New York Central reach > Buffalo? I thought there was a connection around that time...was there a > bias against the Erie or any railroad going there? Also, what was the issue > with making the Erie start in Piermont and not Jersey City? I know that NJ > gave it some problems but I don't remember what... > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
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