Utica, Clinton and Binghamton Railroad
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The Utica, Clinton and Binghamton Railroad was a railroad in the state of New York
. It was leased by the New York and Oswego Midland Railroad as a branch line in connection with the Rome and Clinton Railroad
. After a few years under the Delaware and Hudson Company, it returned to the New York, Ontario and Western Railway
system in 1886
. This branch line was nicknamed "The Peanut
", and was abandoned
in 1932
.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. It was leased by the New York and Oswego Midland Railroad as a branch line in connection with the Rome and Clinton Railroad
Rome and Clinton Railroad
The Rome and Clinton Railroad was a railroad connecting Rome, New York with Clinton, New York. It was built by Willis Phelps & Company in 1871, initially as a coal route and leased by the New York and Oswego Midland Railroad as a branch line in connection with the Utica, Clinton and Binghamton...
. After a few years under the Delaware and Hudson Company, it returned to the New York, Ontario and Western Railway
New York, Ontario and Western Railway
The New York, Ontario and Western Railway, more commonly known as the O&W or NYO&W, was a regional railroad with origins in 1868, lasting until March 29, 1957 when it was ordered liquidated by a US bankruptcy judge. The O&W holds the distinction of being the first major U.S...
system in 1886
1886 in rail transport
- February events :* February 1 - The Mersey Railway opened to public traffic between Birkenhead and Liverpool by tunnel beneath the River Mersey, England.* February 18 - The Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad is incorporated in Mississippi....
. This branch line was nicknamed "The Peanut
Peanut
The peanut, or groundnut , is a species in the legume or "bean" family , so it is not a nut. The peanut was probably first cultivated in the valleys of Peru. It is an annual herbaceous plant growing tall...
", and was abandoned
Abandonment
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in 1932
1932 in rail transport
-January events:* January 1** William Stanier succeeds Ernest Lemon as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.** Ralph Budd leaves the Great Northern Railway and becomes president of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad....
.