History
The original line was opened in segments by a number of different companies from the 1860s to the opening of the full line in the 1880s, by which time it was known as the New York, West Shore and Buffalo Railway. Through mergers, leases, and takeovers, it became part of the New York Central Railroad and then Conrail in 1976. When the majority of Conrail was broken up in 1999,its River Line was assigned to CSX.
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