Jamestown and Chautauqua Railway

The Jamestown and Chautauqua Railway was one of a series of railroads that ran along the east side of Chautauqua Lake between Jamestown and Mayville.

History

The Jamestown and Chautauqua Railway was formed on January 1, 1899 following the failure of the Jamestown and Lake Erie Railway. The company lasted a little over three years and on July 1, 1902 it was leased by the newly-formed Jamestown, Chautauqua and Lake Erie Railway.

Stations

Jamestown * Clifton * Fluvanna/Elmhurst * Greenhurst * Griffiths/Sheldon Hill * Cheney’s Switch/Driftwood * Belleview * Colburns * Phillips Mills * Bemus Point * Bay View * Giffords * Maple Springs * Whiteside / Midway Park * Starr Farm * Dewittville * Point Chautauqua * Wooglin * Hartfield * W. N. Y. &P. Junction * Mayville

Most of these were flag stations, often a shack, platform, or sometimes just a road crossing, where the train would drop off passengers or pick up passengers, if they indicated they were waiting for a train by waving a flag. The only permanent, manned stations on the line were at Jamestown, Bemus Point, Dewittville, Hartfield, the W. N. Y. & P. Junction, and Mayville.

More details

Distance from Jamestown	Station
0 2.1 3.9 5.0 5.4 6.0 6.8 8.0 9.0 10.5 11.5 12.5 13.8 14.4 15.8 17.4 18.4 19.6 20.5 21.7 23	Jamestown Clifton Fluvanna/Elmhurst Greenhurst Griffiths/Sheldon Hill Cheney’s Switch/Driftwood Belleview Colburns Phillips Mills Bemus Point Bay View Giffords Maple Springs Whiteside / Midway Park Starr Farm Dewittville Point Chautauqua Wooglin Hartfield W. N. Y. &P. Junction Mayville

Source: September 28, 1941 JW&NW timetable

Clippings

Photographs

Jamestown and Chautauqua Railway train at the Bemus Point, NY station in 1899. Photo posted by the Chautauqua Township Historical Society on their Facebook page.

A Jamestown and Chautauqua Railroad train in Bemus Point, NY around 1900. From the collection of the Fenton History Center who posed it on their Facebook page.