From the DeRuyter New Era of DeRuyter, NY
Sunday, December 25, 1870

DeRuyter a Railroad Town

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   On Tuesday, Dec. 20, the track layers reached the village, and laid the track as far as the end of section 29, to Tioughnioga street. For the past week, great activity has been shown by all our railroad men. Contractor Williams has been present, attending personally to the work. On Saturday last about one hundred men were employed on the L.H. Howes farm; but did not succeed until reaching the village that night.

   The Midland Company employed a large number of hands completing the track. On Tuesday night, Engine No. 14, Frank Fisher, engineer, Charles Millington, Fireman, came in as far as Utica street crossing, and for the first time the shrieking of the locomotive was sounded in our village. For six years we have been striving to get a railroad to this place, and we can but rejoice that it is at last accomplished. All honor to those who have labored for it.