The Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Rochester Line, like the Pennsylvania Railroad Rochester Line, was constructed to connect Rochester with the Pennsylvania coal fields.
Timeline
1873: The Rochester and State Line Railroad began grading the right of way and by the summer the roadbed was ready to start laying rails.
1874: The line was opened between Rochester and LeRoy. Due to a financial panic, work mostly stopped from 1874 to 1876.
1876: After work resumed the line reached Pearl Creek by the end of 1876.
1877: The road reached Warsaw by June 1887.
1878: The road was completed to Salamanca in early 1878 and regular service began along the entire 108 mile long route on May 16, 1878.
1881: The Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad began operating the line.
1887: The Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway began operating the line.
1932: The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad began operating the line.
Stations
Charlotte * Rochester * Lincoln Park * Brooks Avenue * Maplewood * Brookdale * Scottsville * Garbuttsville * Wheatland * Mumford * P & L Junction * Limerock * North Street, LeRoy * LeRoy * DL&W Crossing * Pavilion Center * Pavilion * Pearl Creek * Wyoming * Saltville * Warsaw * Rock Glen * Silver Lake Junction * Gainesville * Pike * Bliss * Eagle * Freedom * Farmers Valley * Elton * Machias * Bird * Devereux * Ashford * Ellicottville * Great Valley * East Salamanca * Salamanca * Killbuck * Carollton * Limestone