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tracks of its four-track system around the city of Syracuse. It was
leased to tlie New York Central and Hudson Eiver Railroad
Company April 10, 1875, as a legal formality, aud subsequently
absorbed under authority of law.

The Junction (Buffalo) Eailroad was built by the New York
Central and Hudson Eiver Eailroad Company to connect its
main lines between Bast Buffalo and North Buffalo. It was leased
April 10, 1875, and absorbed by the New York Central and
Hudson Eiver Eailroad the same as the Syracuse Junction
Railroad.

The Geneva and Lyons Railroad was built by the New York
Central and Hudson River Railroad to connect Geneva on the
Auburn branch with Lyons on tlie main line, a distance of fourteen
miles. It will in time be leased and absorbed by the New York
Central and Hudson River Eailroad.

The Two Hudson River Bridges crossing the Hudson river be¬
tween East Albany and Albany are owned nomin.ally by a separate
organization called the " Hudson River Bridge CdiiPANY." This
ownership is vested in the New York Central and Hudson Eiver
Railroad Company three-fourths, and the Boston and Albany
Eailroad one-fourth. Except for foot passengers they are used ex¬
clusively for railroad purposes. Each company pays proportionately
for expenses of maintenance and operating.

The Troy Union Railroad Company is a line used jointly by
lines terminating at the city of Troy, and runs into a Union Passenger
Depot. The line was chartered in 1851, and originally owned by the
city of Troy, but was disposed of to the railroad companies — one-
half to the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad,
one-fourth to the Troy and Boston Railroad, and one-fourth to
the Rensselaer and Saratoga Eailroad. Each company pays its
proportion of maintenance .and operating, and runs over it with its
own tr.ains.