N.Y. Railroad Law § 184: Abandonment of part of route

§ 184. Abandonment of part of route. Any street surface railroad

corporation may declare any portion of its route which it may deem no

longer necessary for the successful operation of its road and

convenience of the public to be relinquished or abandoned. Such

declaration of abandonment must be adopted by the board of directors of

the corporation under its seal, which shall be submitted to the

stockholders thereof at a meeting called and conducted in the same

manner as required by law for meetings of stockholders for the approval

of leases by railroad corporations for the use of their respective

roads. If the stockholders shall, at such meeting, ratify and adopt such

declaration of abandonment, the secretary of the company shall so

certify under the seal of the corporation, upon such declaration. Such

declaration shall then be submitted to the commissioner of

transportation for his approval, and if approved by the commissioner of

transportation, such approval shall be indorsed thereon or annexed

thereto and the declaration so certified and indorsed shall be filed in

the office of the department of state, and from the time of such filing,

such portion of the route designated in the declaration shall be deemed

to be abandoned.