People's Railroad

People's Railroad
Overview
Headquarters	Syracuse, New York
Locale	Syracuse, New York
Dates of operation	1887–1896
Successor	Syracuse Rapid Transit Railway
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The People's Railroad was a street railway chartered in 1887 and opened for business in 1889 in Syracuse, New York. The total length of the line was 10.88 miles (17.51 km) with branches each 1 mile (1.6 km).^[1] In 1896, the company merged into Syracuse Rapid Transit Railway.^[2]

^ Poor, Henry Varnum (1889). Manual of the railroads of the United States, Volume 27. Poors, 1894 p. 262. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
^ American street railway investments. The Street Railway Publishing Company, 1899 p. 262. 1899. Retrieved February 18, 2011.

[rail1894-1] Poor, Henry Varnum (1889). Manual of the railroads of the United States, Volume 27. Poors, 1894 p. 262. Retrieved February 18, 2011.

[streetrail-2] American street railway investments. The Street Railway Publishing Company, 1899 p. 262. 1899. Retrieved February 18, 2011.

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