1. ( EL successor Conrail sold the old Utica , Chenango and Susquehanna Valley main line through Cassville to the New York , Susquehanna and Western Railway in 1982 . )
2. ( EL - Successor Conrail sold the old main route , Utica , Chenango , and Susquehanna Valley through Cassville to New York , Susquehanna , and Western Railway in 1982 . )

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
yes