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- ↑ "First Streetcars Operated Here in 1860". Syracuse Herald . Syracuse, New York. December 14, 1922.
- ↑ "Study for Bus Franchise Recalls Early Trolley Lines". Syracuse Herald-Journal . Syracuse, New York. May 23, 1940.
- ↑ The Electrical World, Volume 14, Applications of Power. The N. J. Johnston Company, Ltd., November 27, 1889, p.847. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
- ↑ "Receiver Sale". The Evening Herald . Syracuse, New York. May 17, 1894.