Crosstown Street Railway

  • Abandonment of Part of Route

    This portion of the report of the New York State Board of Railroad Commissioners approved the Buffalo, Tonawanda and Niagara Falls Electric Railroad to abandon a portion of its line in Tonawanda and North Tonawanda because they had negotiated the right to run over the tracks of the Buffalo and Niagara Falls Electric Railway, the Buffalo and Lockport Railway, and the Crosstown Street Railway Company of Buffalo. Source: Eighteenth…

  • Electric Railways of the Niagara River Region

    This long October 1897 article talks about the facilities, equipment and operation of a number of electric railways operating around Buffalo and Niagara Falls NY. The railroads mentioned include the Buffalo and Niagara Falls Electric Railway, the Buffalo and Williamsville Electric Railway, the Buffalo, Bellevue and Lancaster Railway, the Buffalo, Gardenville and Ebenezer Railway, the…