The Black River and St. Lawrence Railway was a historic railroad in New York.
[1] Its history can be traced to 1866 when George Gilbert of Carthage, New York received a charter to build a railroad from Carthage in Jefferson County to the Oswegatchie River, at or near Harrisville, in Lewis County.
It burned wood and had fancy (possibly gold & white) striping around the red tender tank which carried the name "PIONEER" on its sides.
The tender had a 120" frame with a 112" tank and 33" wheels for wood rails, and arrived in August 1869.
He planned to extend the rails from Little River in St. Lawrence County to Jayville.