The Rochester and Syracuse Railroad was incorporated on August 1, 1850, authorizing the consolidation of the Auburn and Rochester Railroad Company and the Auburn and Syracuse Railroad Company. The consolidation also involved the acquisition of all the rights and property of the Direct Railway, established in 1848, between Syracuse, New York and Rochester, New York, and the construction of that road as a part of the consolidated road.
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