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Central New York Railroad
Railway line in the United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Central New York Railroad (reporting mark CNYK) is a shortline railroad operating local freight service along ex-Southern Tier Line trackage (ex-Erie Railroad/Erie Lackawanna Railway mainline trackage) in New York and Pennsylvania.
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![]() CNYK (Binghamton to Port Jervis) and adjoining portions of the Southern Tier Line | |
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Headquarters | Cooperstown, New York, U.S. |
Reporting mark | CNYK |
Locale | West Branch Delaware River |
Dates of operation | 1972–1988 2004–Present |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Length | 123.1 miles (198.1 km)[1] |
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The line begins at Port Jervis, following the Delaware River to Deposit and the Susquehanna River from Lanesboro, where it passes over the Starrucca Viaduct, to Binghamton. It is a subsidiary of the Delaware Otsego Corporation, which also owns the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway, operator of through trains over the line, along with the Norfolk Southern Railway.