A 1900 topographic map of Carrollton, NY showing the routes of the Pennsylvania Railroad (red), Erie Railroad (green), and Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway (blue). Author’s illustration.
Carrollton, NY was the junction between the Erie Railroad mainline and Bradford Branch. There were a number of sidings along both lines to hold cars being interchanged between the two. The Erie also had a small passenger station between the two lines.
The Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway (later the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad) passed over the Erie mainline on a unique skewed bridge and paralleled the Bradford Branch to the south.
The Pennsylvania Railroad also had a station named Carrollton that was located farther south of the Erie station and BR&P viaduct.
Track Layout
A doubleheader of BR&P 2-6-6-2 mallets taking empty hoppers south back to the mines. They are crossing over the Erie Railroad mainline at Carrollton NY in the late 1940’s. The hoppers are on one of the Erie’s sidings connecting the mainline with the Bradford Branch.The Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Company Facebook page.Track diagram of Carrollton, NY showing the Erie Railroad mainline (green), Bradford Branch (blue), and sidings (light blue). The Erie passenger station is highlighted in red and the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway mainline is highlighted in yellow. Author’s illustration from an Erie Railroad valuation map.
Erie Railroad
The Erie Railroad station in Carrollton, NY as seen in 1909. From the collection of Steamtown National Historic Site archives, image #A-165, found on RootsWeb.com.A Western New York & Pennsylvania train going east on the former Erie mainline in 2021 after passing under the former Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway mainline in Carrollton, NY. mtnclimberjoe photo from railpictures.net.A westbound Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad train on the former Erie Railroad mainline passing under the former Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway bridge in Carrollton, NY. Bill Kalkman photo, flickr.com.
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway
The BR&P did not have a station or other stop in Carrollton, it just passed over on its way north toward Salamanca and south toward Bradford.
A northbound Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway steam train coming off the bridge over the Erie mainline. The tracks in the foreground are the trolley tracks from Salamanca to Olean and the Erie line is visible in the background. Photo found on The Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Company Facebook page.Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 5243 leads passenger train 254 heading north (railroad eastbound) on the former Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway mainline in 1954. Photo found on The Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Company Facebook group page.A southbound Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad train crossing on the former Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway bridge over the former Erie Railroad mainline in Carrollton, NY. Railpictures.net
1904 map of the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway system.
1910 map of the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 5243 leads passenger train 254 heading north (railroad eastbound) on the former Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway mainline in 1954. Photo found on The Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Company Facebook group page.
A northbound Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway steam train coming off the bridge over the Erie mainline. The tracks in the foreground are the trolley tracks from Salamanca to Olean and the Erie line is visible in the background. Photo found on The Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Company Facebook page.
A doubleheader of BR&P 2-6-6-2 mallets taking empty hoppers south back to the mines. They are crossing over the Erie Railroad mainline at Carrollton NY in the late 1940’s. The hoppers are on one of the Erie’s sidings connecting the mainline with the Bradford Branch.The Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Company Facebook page.
A 1900 topographic map of Carrollton, NY showing the routes of the Pennsylvania Railroad (red), Erie Railroad (green), and Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway (blue). Author’s illustration.
Track diagram of Carrollton, NY showing the Erie Railroad mainline (green), Bradford Branch (blue), and sidings (light blue). The Erie passenger station is highlighted in red and the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway mainline is highlighted in yellow. Author’s illustration from an Erie Railroad valuation map.
Source:Cattaraugus Republican newspaper published in Salamanca and Little Valley, NY. February 8, 1901.
The Erie Railroad station in Carrollton, NY as seen in 1909. From the collection of Steamtown National Historic Site archives, image #A-165, found on RootsWeb.com.
A 1939 aerial photograph of the area around Wolf Run, NY. Wolf Run and the railroad station were located on the southern bank of the river at the sharp bend in the bottom-right corner. Map shared by Bob Schmid and Ken Hartley on the “CONSTRUCTION of the KINZUA DAM” Facebook page.
A 1914 timetable of including the New York State portion of the Pennsylvania Railroad Salamanca Branch. Posted by Bob Schmid on the “CONSTRUCTION of the KINZUA DAM” Facebook group.
A southbound Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad train crossing on the former Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway bridge over the former Erie Railroad mainline in Carrollton, NY. Railpictures.net
A westbound Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad train on the former Erie Railroad mainline passing under the former Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway bridge in Carrollton, NY. Bill Kalkman photo, flickr.com.
A Western New York & Pennsylvania train going east on the former Erie mainline in 2021 after passing under the former Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway mainline in Carrollton, NY. mtnclimberjoe photo from railpictures.net.
