Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad
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Dolly Varden Passenger Train Makes Its Last Trip
The Dolly Varden passenger train making its last trip from Dunkirk to Titusville carried about 100 people. Hundreds of stations were filled with people to see the train go by. Claude Timmons, Conductor punches his last ticket. Dunkirk, 13 June 1937. Claude Timmons has punched his last passenger ticket as Conductor on the DAV&P Railroad.…
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Moon’s Station
Between Sinclairville and Frewsburg the train went right past a station called Moon. The station and a couple of farm houses were all there was to be seen but it was right there that E. C. Moon, general manager of the Lake Shore Railroad, originated, and he worked as telegraph operator in that same building.…
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1883 Inspection Report of the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railroad
The 1883/1884 report of the New York State Railroad Commissioners included the following report of the inspection of the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railroad. BUFFALO, NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA RAILROAD. The Buffalo division is a single track line, extending from the city of Buffalo to Olean, and south to the Pennsylvania State line, a…
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1873 Report on the Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad
An 1873 report on the Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad from the Annual Report of the State Engineer and Surveyor of the State of New York. Source: “Annual Report of the State Engineer and Surveyor of the State of New York for the year ending September 30, 1873.” Google Books.
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Bond Offering for the Dunkirk, Warren and Pittsburgh Railway
This 1871 advertisement offered for sale bonds issued to finance the construction of the Dunkirk, Warren and Pittsburgh Railway (a predecessor of the Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad.) The ad highlights that the New York Central and Lake Shore Railroad (New York Central) was a major investor in the company and that “arrangements” had…
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1868 Report of the Dunkirk, Warren and Pittsburgh Railroad
Excerpt of the 1868 Annual Report of the New York State Engineer and Surveyor concerning the Dunkirk, Warren and Pittsburgh Railroad.