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Elmira and Lake Ontario Railroad - Quiz
  • 1. The Elmira and Lake Ontario Railroad was a subsidiary of which original company?
A) Northern Central Railway
B) Erie Railroad
C) Chemung Railroad
D) New York Central
  • 2. What was the primary purpose of forming the Elmira and Lake Ontario Railroad?
A) To connect Niagara Falls to New York City
B) To transport timber from the Seneca Lake region
C) To provide an outlet for coal traffic on Lake Ontario
D) To establish a new passenger route for the Erie
  • 3. On what date was the Canandaigua and Corning Railroad Company incorporated?
A) July 1, 1853
B) May 14, 1845
C) March 8, 1850
D) September 15, 1851
  • 4. What gauge was originally used by the Chemung Railroad?
A) 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
B) 3 ft narrow gauge
C) 6 ft (1,829 mm) broad gauge
D) 5 ft gauge
  • 5. Which company operated the Chemung Railroad when it first opened?
A) Erie Railroad
B) New York Central
C) Pennsylvania Railroad
D) Northern Central Railway
  • 6. Watkins Glen was known by what name when the Chemung Railroad was built?
A) Niagara
B) Horseheads
C) Jefferson
D) Canandaigua
  • 7. What happened to the Canandaigua & Corning Railroad on March 8, 1850?
A) It was purchased by the New York Central
B) It was sold at foreclosure
C) It declared bankruptcy
D) It was authorized to change its name to Canandaigua & Elmira
  • 8. When did the Erie cease to operate the Canandaigua & Elmira and the Chemung RR?
A) July 1, 1858
B) July 1, 1853
C) January 1, 1853
D) April 23, 1857
  • 9. What destination was accessed by the Canandaigua and Niagara Falls Railroad?
A) Corning
B) Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge
C) New York City
D) Watkins Glen
  • 10. Who purchased the Canandaigua & Elmira Railroad at foreclosure on April 23, 1857?
A) Robert B. Potter
B) George B. Holmes
C) Charles Congdon
D) The Northern Central Railway
  • 11. After the Elmira, Canandaigua and Niagara Falls Rail Road Company went bankrupt, who bought it?
A) George B. Holmes
B) The Northern Central Railway
C) The Erie Railroad
D) Charles Congdon and Robert B. Potter
  • 12. Which company leased the Niagara Bridge and Canandaigua Railroad on September 1, 1858?
A) Northern Central Railway
B) Pennsylvania Railroad
C) New York Central
D) Erie Railroad
  • 13. What change was made to the gauge of the Niagara Bridge and Canandaigua Railroad after it was leased to the New York Central?
A) It was changed to a 3 ft narrow gauge
B) It was changed to a dual gauge track
C) It was regauged to 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
D) It was regauged to 6 ft broad gauge
  • 14. When was the Elmira, Jefferson and Canandaigua Railroad Company organized?
A) July 23, 1858
B) September 14, 1852
C) May 14, 1845
D) February 18, 1859
  • 15. When was the Sodus Point and Southern Rail Road Company incorporated?
A) March 19, 1852
B) November 30, 1875
C) May 29, 1871
D) January 16, 1873
  • 16. When was the Sodus Point & Southern RR sold at foreclosure?
A) September 21, 1875
B) December 17, 1879
C) September 4, 1882
D) January 13, 1876
  • 17. What event caused work on the Geneva & Southwestern and the RH&PC railroads to halt permanently?
A) Lack of coal supplies
B) Foreclosure of 1875
C) Civil War
D) Panic of 1873
  • 18. Which company's grading between Geneva and Naples was later used by the Lehigh Valley Naples Branch?
A) Gaines and State Line Rail Road
B) Rochester, Hornellsville, and Pine Creek RR
C) Sodus Point & Southern RR
D) Geneva & Southwestern Ry.
  • 19. Who was one of the backers of the Sodus Point & Southern RR?
A) Pennsylvania State Railroad
B) E. H. Harriman
C) Northern Central
D) New York Central
  • 20. When did the Sodus Bay and Southern Railway Company form through reorganization?
A) December 17, 1879
B) November 5, 1882
C) September 4, 1882
D) January 13, 1876
  • 21. The Rochester, Hornellsville, and Pine Creek Railroad Company was incorporated to build from Olean to which city?
A) Sodus Point
B) Canisteo
C) Hornellsville
D) Geneva
  • 22. The Gaines and State Line Rail Road Company was incorporated in which state?
A) New York
B) New Jersey
C) Pennsylvania
D) Ohio
  • 23. On what date was the Elmira and Lake Ontario Railroad Company formed?
A) December 31, 1886
B) January 1, 1911
C) July 21, 1887
D) May 4, 1930
  • 24. Where was the coal pier located that was used to ship coal to the Great Lakes?
A) Elmira
B) Sodus Bay
C) Canandaigua Lake
D) Horseheads
  • 25. On what date was the Canandaigua Lake Railroad merged into the Elmira & Lake Ontario?
A) December 27, 1888
B) January 31, 1956
C) December 31, 1886
D) July 21, 1887
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