Re: (rshsdepot) Railway Station, Syracuse

[CoolGuy127_@_aol.com]

In a message dated 6/12/2003 11:39:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
luckyshow_@_mindspring.com writes:

> Is this the old NYC station?:

       Yes, it is.  The station in question was built at the corner of South 
Franklin and West Washington Streets in 1895.  It was the main Syracuse 
station of the New York Central.  In those years, the New York Central passenger 
trains went right through the main streets of Syracuse.  This arrangement lasted 
- -- incredibly -- until 1936, when a passenger bypass was built.  In the early 
1960s, that bypass became an interstate highway, and passenger trains were 
rerouted to a longer freight bypass route, with the station being moved to a 
modern building in East Syracuse -- far away from downtown.  Finally, about two 
years ago, a new Amtrak station was opened adjacent to a shopping center not far 
from downtown Syracuse.

                Daniel Chazin
                Teaneck, NJ

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