Editing OnTrack (section)

{{short description|Commuter rail line of Syracuse, New York (1994–2008)}}
{{About|the New York commuter train line|other uses|Ontrack (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox public transit
|name=OnTrack
|image=OnTrack.svg
|imagesize=200
|image2=OnTrack train at Armory Square - Downtown Syracuse station, July 1995.jpg
|imagesize2=300px
|caption2=OnTrack trains at Armory Square in July 1995
|locale=[[Syracuse, New York]]
|transit_type=[[Commuter rail|Suburban rail]]
|lines=1
|stations=3 (full time)<br />2 (flag stops)<br />3 (seasonal)<br />3 (proposed but never opened)
|began_operation=October 1994
|ended_operation=March 2008
|operator=[[New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway]]
|vehicles=4
|ridership=
|track_gauge={{RailGauge|sg}}
|map={{OnTrack}}
|map_state=collapsed
}}

'''OnTrack''' was a [[commuter rail|suburban rail]] line that operated in [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]], [[New York (state)|New York]], from 1994 to 2008. The line ran from the [[Carousel Center]] (today's [[Destiny USA]]) on the city's north side via [[Armory Square]] and [[Syracuse University]] to Colvin Street, with summer weekend service south to [[Jamesville, New York|Jamesville]], mainly using 1950s-era diesel [[railcar]]s.<ref name="Metro Jacksonville"/><ref name="OnTrack Map">{{cite web|url=http://smtcmpo.org/docs/reports/EJ_2004-06/EJ_2004-06_map10.pdf|title=2004-20053 SMTC Environmental Justice Report, Map 10: OnTrack Rail Service|publisher=Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council|date=Mar 2005|access-date=2017-07-16}}</ref>

The line was the result of a public-private partnership between the state of New York, [[Onondaga County]] and the [[New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway]] (NYSW), a [[Class II railroad|Class II]] regional freight carrier.<ref name="Rail Inventory"/> The NYSW received tax breaks and grants in exchange for operating passenger service on the Syracuse line. Although OnTrack was initially successful, ridership declined and was ultimately discontinued due to inadequate [[rush hour]] service, poor publicity and failure to connect to Syracuse's [[Amtrak]] and intercity bus routes.{{sfn|LaBerge|2009|p=13–15}} 

In recent years, there have been proposals to complete the line and restart passenger service, potentially as a [[light rail]] system.<ref name="Kirst"/><ref name="airport"/>