Complex sentence: In the 1870's, the main line of the New York Central Railroad was built through the northern part of Messina, and the DeWitt Railyards complex, one of the busiest in the world in its day, stretched from Messina five miles east to Minoa.
Split into simpler sentences: In the 1870's, the main line of the New York Central Railroad was built through the northern part of Messina. The DeWitt Railyards complex, one of the busiest in the world in its day, stretched from Messina five miles east to Minoa.