The Rochester and Syracuse Railroad was incorporated on August 1, 1850. The Auburn and Rochester Railroad Company was incorporated May 13, 1836, and opened in August 1841. The Auburn and Syracuse Railroad Company was incorporated May 1, 1834, and opened in June 1838. Both railroads combined on August 1, 1850, and the consolidated company constructed the Direct Railway between Syracuse and Rochester. New York Central railroad The rail was consolidated into The New York Central Railroad Company under the act of 1853. References Predecessors of the New York Central Railroad Defunct New York (state) railroads Railway companies established in 1850 Railway companies disestablished in 1853 Defunct railroads in Syracuse, New York Subdivisions of the New York Central Railroad