Erie Railway

History

The Erie Railway was the second incarnation of the company commonly known as the Erie Railroad. It was formed in 1861 when the New York and Erie Railroad (which went into receivership in 1859) was reorganized as the Erie Railway Company. In 1863 the Erie Railway expanded by acquiring the Buffalo, New York and Erie Railroad which operated in central New York State.

The Erie Railway lasted until April 26, 1878 when it was replaced by the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad Company.

Lines and Stations

Attica Branch – Avon to Attica
Rochester Line – Rochester to Corning
Buffalo Line – Hornell to Buffalo
Original Main Line – Binghamton to Dunkirk
Meadville Line – Salamanca to PA State Line
Buffalo and Southwestern Branch – Buffalo to Jamestown
Niagara Falls and Lockport Branches – Buffalo to Suspension Bridge and Lockport
Mount Morris Branch – Avon to Mount Morris

Clippings

Maps

A portion of an 1869 map showing the routes of the Erie Railway in New York State. Library of Congress collection.

Timetables

An October 27, 1869 listing of trains departing on the Erie Railway from Binghamton, the Syracuse and Binghamton Railway from Chenango Forks, the Albany and Binghamton Railway from Bainbridge, and the Utica, Chenango and Susquehanna Valley Railroad from Sherbourne and Utica. Oxford [NY] Times, 27 October 1869, p. 3, NYS Historic Newspapers.

A timetable/advertisement promoting trains running from New York City to Kansas City, MO on the Erie Railway and Atlantic and Great Western Railroad without a change of trains. The Tri-State Union, Port Jervis, NY, 24 May 1873, Fultonhistory.com.

A timetable effective August 8, 1873 on the Erie Railway. Evening Courier & Republic, Buffalo, NY, 15 August 1873, p. 4, NYS Historic Newspapers.

A January 1875 list of passenger trains on the Rochester Division of the Erie Railway. Travelers’ Official Guide of the Railway and Steam Navigation Lines. January 1875. Google Books.

Timetable of trains on the Erie Railway main line between Buffalo and Hornell effective June 1, 1881. The Nunda [NY] News, 3 June 1882.

Detail of an August 1887 Erie Railway timetable showing trains on the Meadville line between Salamanca and the New York-Pennsylvania state line. Erie Railway, August 1887, streamlinermemories.info.

Detail of an August 1887 Erie Railway timetable showing trains on the Buffalo line, original main line, and Niagara Falls branch. Erie Railway, August 1887, streamlinermemories.info.

Detail of an August 1887 Erie Railway timetable showing trains on the Buffalo and Southwestern Division. Erie Railway, August 1887, streamlinermemories.info.