The Erie and Central New York Railroad was first graded in 1870 and was abandoned and the bridges rotted. Reconstruction was started in 1895, opened May 1, 1898, and sold to the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad

Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad

The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York...

 in 1903. The railroad ran from Cortland Junction to Cincinnatus

Cincinnatus, New York

Cincinnatus is a town in Cortland County, New York, U.S. The population was 1,051 at the 2000 census. The town is named after an important Roman general, Cincinnatus....

, and an extension to Hancock

Hancock, New York

Hancock, New York may refer to one of the following locations in New York State:*Hancock , New York*Hancock , New York...

 or Deposit

Deposit, New York

Deposit, New York may refer to:*Deposit , New York, in Delaware County*Deposit , New York, located partly within the town to the north and partly in Broome County...

was planned. The trackage was abandoned by Erie Lackawanna in 1960 and was partially rebuilt for an industrial spur about 1999.

External links

• Route of the Cincinnatus Branch