Pembroke, NY
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Early History of Western New York’s Railroads
This long article from November 1937 is a hodgepodge of small factoids about railroad history in Western New York, including some that are wrong (the Erie Railroad reached Dunkirk in 1851, not Chicago). Nonetheless, there are some interesting little tidbits of interesting information in the article. By William H. Rial Batavia, NY The city of…
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Commission Saved Depot Railroad Tried to Close
Decision Prevents Abandonment of Pembroke Station. Petition to the Public Service Commission be the United States Railroad Administration for the discontinuance of the Tonawanda branch of the New York Central station at Pembroke and the establishment of a non-agency station. dispensing with the services of Harold W. Baten, son of Dr. Rates of Batavia, and…
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Sunday Excursion to the Falls
The Central will run a cheap excursion to Niagara Falls on Sunday over the Peanut branch. Seventy-five cents will be the round-trip fare from all stations Canandaigua to Batavia, inclusive; 70 cents from East Pembroke and Pembroke; 65 cents from Falkirk; 60 cents from Akron. The train will leave Batavia at 9a. m, and, returning,…
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New Trains on the “Peanut” Branch
Two new passenger trains have been put on the “Peanut” branch of the Central between Buffalo and Batavia leaving here at 6:25 A.M. and Batavia at 2:10 P.M., and stopped at Pembroke, Richville, Falkirk, Akron, East Clarence, Clarence Center, Transit, Getzville, Tonawanda, North Buffalo and Black Rock. Source: Buffalo [NY] Evening News, 3 May 1883,…